Poor Bobby Coon! He is having the worst dream ever! There's this terrible thumping noise, and his whole house is shaking. But wait, he isn't dreaming! What's happening? Children will love hearing, and reading, about Bobby Coon and how he ends up living in Farmer Brown's Barn all winter. Then, Farmer Brown's boy takes him to the Green Forest and Bobby is the happiest coon ever, but he has to find a new home and it seems everyone is trying to prevent him from getting a good night's sleep. And his cousin, Buster Bear, threatens to eat him! * * * * Originally published in 1918, "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" is part of the rich heritage of children's nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his 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. * * * * This book is the seventeenth in Thornton Burgess's "Bed-Time Storybook" 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 six Harrison Cady illustrations. "The Adventures of Bobby Coon" is included with "The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk," "The Adventures of Bob White," and "The Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard" in Flying Chipmunk Publishing's "Burgess' Bed-Time Storybooks, Volume 5" (ISBN 978-1-60459-979-4) * * * * 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!)