“Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends” continues the adventures of Peter Rabbit, Old Grandfather Frog, Johnny Chuck and the other animals that inhabit the Green Meadow and Green Forest. * * * * Children will love hearing, and reading, about how Prickly Porky got his quills, Peter Rabbit’s egg rolling celebration of Easter, Peter’s run for his life, how Johnny Chuck found a use for his back door, why Billy Mink went without dinner one day, and ten other stories that are sure to entertain. * * * * 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. * * * * Originally published in 1912, “Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends” was Thornton W. Burgess’s third book in his long running — and much beloved — series of children’s nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. This edition includes the original four illustrations. * * * * This book is the third in Thornton Burgess’s “Mother West Wind 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. “Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends” is included with “Old Mother West Wind,” “Mother West Wind’s Children,” and “Mother West Wind’s Neighbors” in Flying Chipmunk Publishing’s “The Mother West Wind Collection, Volume 1,” available in both hardcover and paperback (ISBN 978-1-60459-806-3, and 978-1-60459-875-9, respectively). * * * * 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 Coloring Book” available there!)