Originally published in 1918, “The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk” 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.. * * * * Children will love hearing, and reading, about Jimmy Skunk and his adventures in the Green Meadow and Green Forest where he falls victim to a trick by Peter Rabbit that involves Reddy Fox and a barrel, how he gets even with Peter Rabbit, how he meets up with Unc’ Billy Possum and what they decide to do in Farmer Brown’s henhouse, and how a china-egg causes a quarrel that ends up with Unc’ Billy Possum on Farmer Brown’s kitchen chair! * * * * 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 eighteenth 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 four Harrison Cady illustrations. “The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk” is included with “The Adventures of Bobby Coon,” “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!)