Children will reading, and hearing, about the adventures of Buster Bear in the Green Forest and Green Pasture. Learn what happens when Buster Bear takes Little Joe Otter's breakfast and how Little Joe gets even, and then accidentally gives Buster the best breakfast he's every had! Then the Little People of the forest are thrilled to hear that Farmer Brown's boy is scared of Buster Bear, but Blacky the Crow is suspicious and comes up with a plan to see if that is really true, and everyone is surprised at the result. And then Buster Bear gets into Farmer Brown's boy's berry bucket and everything goes wrong! * * * * 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 1916, "The Adventures of Buster Bear" 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.. * * * * This book is the eleventh 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 Buster Bear" is in Flying Chipmunk Publishing's "Burgess' Bed-Time Storybooks, Volume 3" (ISBN 978-1-60459-977-0), along with "The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel," "The Adventures of Sammy Jay," and "The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad." * * * * 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!)