Children will love hearing, and reading, about Happy Jack the Squirrel, who is a busy little guy, working hard to store up enough nuts to last him all winter. Yet he has his problems as his cousins Chatterer and Striped Chipmunk also like nuts, so he is always quarreling with them. Read how one of those quarrels gives Striped Chipmunk a storehouse of nuts, how Striped Chipmunk plays a trick on Happy Jack, how Shadow the Weasel almost catches Happy Jack for lunch, and the friendship that blossoms between Happy Jack and Farmer Brown’s Boy. * * * * Originally published in 1918, “Happy Jack” is part of Thornton W. Burgess’s long running — and much beloved — series of children’s nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. * * * * Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the “lesser folk of fur and feathers” for today’s young readers and listeners. * * * * “Happy Jack” is the first book in Thornton Burgess’s “Green Meadow” series. Any imaginative child will be captivated by this book. The chapters are short, with simple language that children will identify with, and is printed in easy-to-read 14-point type. Read aloud to pre-readers, or read by children themselves, this book will surely be a family favorite in no time. This edition includes the original four Harrison Cady illustrations. This book is in Flying Chipmunk Publishing’s “Green Meadow Collection” (ISBN 1-60459-901-4 – Hardcover, 1-60459-902-2 – Paperback), along with “Mrs. Peter Rabbit,” “Bowser the Hound,” and “Old Granny Fox.” * * * * Check out the other Thornton Burgess books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing at www. FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com. (And download the FREE 20 page “Mother West Wind/Peter Rabbit Coloring Book” available there!)