The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk

Description

Thornton Waldo Burgess is one of the most popular authors of children stories. Also called the Bedtime Story Man, Burgess was a man with love for nature and he wrote more than 170 books and an amazing 15,000 stories, in which he portrays humanoid animals and their adventures within the Green Forest. The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk follows the mischiefs, the pranks and the endeavors of the main protagonist, Jimmy, as well as his already-popular companions, such as Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox and Unc’ Billy Possum.

The story follows Jimmy Skunk, a lovable character who manages to get into trouble. He is also played pranks upon by the prankster Peter Rabbit or Peter Cottontail. Adventures include Jimmy’s barrel nap, during which Peter Rabbit decides to roll down the barrel from the top of a high hill. The blame gets on Reddy Fox as well as some perfume from Jimmy. Peter Rabbit eventually gets paid in the same manner for his endless nasty tricks. Another adventure shows Jimmy Skunk and Unc’ Billy Possum while they go egg hunting in the nearby Farmer Brown’s henhouse.

Burgess, a dedicated conservationist, writes in a warm and whimsical style that will certainly delight children. All characters, even the prankster Peter Rabbit are lovable, and their adventures in the Green Meadows and Green Forest are filled with excitement. However, children won’t just benefit from a good story and loads of excitement and fun, but also from lessons concerning nature and the importance of conserving natural habitats and wildlife forms as well as learn about life and virtues such as kindness, preparedness and courtesy.

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is a must-read for children of all ages and an exciting insight into the natural world surrounding us.
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