Adventures of Jimmy Skunk, The

When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of troubles plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it would be great fun to see that barrel–with Jimmy inside–roll down from its resting point high on a hill.

Reddy Fox gets the blame for Jimmy’s wild ride (as well as a dose of the skunk’s “perfume”). Peter gets his comeuppance for playing nasty tricks, and before the day is out, Jimmy Skunk and Unc’ Billy Possum go egg-hunting and wind up in a pretty pickle in Farmer Brown’s henhouse.

Children will delight in these warm, whimsical adventures that combine all the interest and excitement of a good story with gentle lessons about nature, wildlife, and virtues such as courtesy, kindness and preparedness.