Another delightful children's book by Clara Dillingham Pierson about various forest animals - what they do, and what they are like. Each one also giving subtle moral and life lessons to young children. - Summary by Claire Schreuder
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
To the Children
02:34 - Chapter 2
Mr. Red Squirrel Comes to Live in the Forest
06:02 - Chapter 3
Why Mr. Great Horned Owl Hatched the Eggs
07:32 - Chapter 4
The Swaggering Crow
05:53 - Chapter 5
The Red-Headed Woodpecker Children
09:55 - Chapter 6
The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler
07:37 - Chapter 7
The Bees and the Kingbird
08:16 - Chapter 8
The Story of the Cow Bird's Egg
07:34 - Chapter 9
Mrs Mourning Dove's Housekeeping
05:39 - Chapter 10
The Young Blue Jay Who Was Not Brave Enough To Be Afraid
07:11 - Chapter 11
The Red Squirrels Begin Housekeeping
10:08 - Chapter 12
The Biggest Little Rabbit Learns to See
07:57 - Chapter 13
The Little Bat Who Wouldn't Go to Bed
08:34 - Chapter 14
A Swarm Leaves the Bee Tree
09:21 - Chapter 15
A Haughty Ground Hog
07:10 - Chapter 16
The Undecided Rattlesnake
08:28 - Chapter 17
The Quarrelsome Mole
09:40 - Chapter 18
The Wild Turkeys Come
09:11 - Chapter 19
The Travellers Go South
10:02 - Chapter 20
The Ruffed Grouse's Story
07:53 - Chapter 21
A Mild Day in Winter
09:40