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When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it'd be great fun to see the barrel -- with Jimmy inside -- roll down from its resting point high... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is a charming and wise tale featuring the adventures of that rascal, Jimmy Skunk -- who likes nothing better than stealing eggs. Thornton W. Burgess, story-teller and naturalist, has introduced countless millions of youngsters to the very best families... Read Full Overview

Peter Rabbit of the Brier-patch is full of mischief today -- and hopes to pull a little prank on Jimmy Skunk and Reddy Fox. But maybe you know the rhyme: "When Jimmy Skunk is angry Then everyone watch out It's better far at such a time To be nowhere about... Read Full Overview

Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of charming and witty children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is another in the long list children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, Jimmy Skunk has encounters with Reddy Fox, Peter Rabbit, Unc' Billy Possum and other acquaintances of his in the Green Meadows and Green Forest... Read Full Overview

""The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk"" is a children's book written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published in 1918. The story follows the titular character, a skunk named Jimmy, as he goes on various adventures in the forest with his animal friends. Along the way, they encounter... Read Full Overview

That is why so many people are forever getting into trouble. He won't keep still. No, Sir, he won't keep still unless he is made to. Once let him get started there is no knowing where he will stop. Peter Rabbit had just seen Jimmy Skunk disappear inside an old barrel, lying on... Read Full Overview

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 - June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories... Read Full Overview

Peter Rabbit of the Brier-patch is full of mischief today -- and hopes to pull a little prank on Jimmy Skunk and Reddy Fox. But maybe you know the rhyme:

"When Jimmy Skunk is angryThen everyone watch out It's better far at such a timeTo be nowhere about... Read Full Overview