Old Mother West Wind Tales

The Bedtime Book that Begs to be Read Aloud

Old Mother West Wind Tales is an updated version of the century-old classic by Thornton W. Burgess, rewritten in a lyrical and easier-to-read-aloud modern style.

Children will delight in the mischievous antics of the animals and birds of the Grassy Green Meadow, the Pollywig Pool, and the Windily Wood. All the old favorites--Johnny Chuck, fly-gobbling Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and sly Reddy Fox—are joined in their adventures by new characters such as Billy Brock, little Zoëy Otter and her brother Otty, Sneezle the Weasel, and Toby Cockles the Terrapin.

And fun facts about the real-life habits of the animals portrayed in the stories are found after each chapter.

Each chapter is a separate story, only ten, fifteen, or twenty minutes long; being ideal for bedtime reading.

Discover...
• How the Merry Little Breezes Saved Mrs. Redwing’s Eggs
• Why Grandfather Frog has no tail
• Why Jimmy Skunk wears stripes
• How Pee-Tee the Prankster Rabbit got his Comeuppance
• How Reddy Fox had a Terrible Fright
• How Little Zoëy Otter Saved Grandfather Frog
• How Johnny Chuck Found the Best Thing in the World
• And many more quirky and whimsical stories

These wholesome and gentle rhyming tales from a timeless world tend to charm adults as well as children.

The book will appeal to lovers of Beatrix Potter, Brambly Hedge, Animals of Farthing Wood, and Wind in the Willows.