Springtime Tales: A Collection of Animal Stories

By Sue; Grimsdale, Mathew; Preston, Tim Barraclough

In The Little Lost Duckling, written by Sue Barraclough and illustrated by Simon Mendez, Little Ducklings curiosity leads her astray from her mother and the safety of her family. The initial fun of meeting other forest animals, including Beaver and Rabbit is soon gone, when Duckling realises that she is lost and alone. She desperately tries to find her mother and in the end, she learns a valuable lesson to never wander off alone again. In The Blackberry Mouse, written by Mathew Grimsdale and illustrated by Tony Linsell, Little Mouse selfishly hoards the blackberry harvest. He denies the many forest animals any of the delicious berries, but when trouble strikes Little Mouse, the forest animals ignore his selfish nature and come to his rescue. Little Mouse quickly learns the valuable moral of sharing. In The Bunny of Bluebell Hill, written by Tim Preston and illustrated by Lorna Hussey, Little Bunny feels that she has outgrown Bluebell Hill and begins a search for a better home. And so her adventure begins. She discovers many different neighbourhoods and the different animals residing in each, but in the end, Bunny realises that there is no place like home. Over 175,000 copies of this series have been sold in Canada!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551682737
• ISBN13: 9781551682730
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd.
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 1.2" x 10.3"