Adventures of Grandfather Frog, The

Determined to see the Great World beyond the familiar vistas of the Smiling Pool, Laughing Brook, Green Meadows and Green Forest, Grandfather Frog leaps forth only to tumble haplessly into the pitfalls of greed, boastfulness and carelessness. In this time-honored classic, Thornton W. Burgess mixes exciting adventure and good-natured humor with gentle homily to spin a wholesome tale of animal characters that children have found irresistible for generations.

Woven into Grandfather Frog’s adventures are the daring pranks of Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter and Billy Mink; the hunting exploits of Longlegs the Blue Heron and Whitetail the Marsh Hawk; and the brave deeds of Danny Meadow Mouse and Striped Chipmunk. Their interwoven stories will delight children as they discover one by one, the many good reason why Grandfather Frog came to wish he had never, ever thought of leaving the Smiling Pool to see the Great World.