The Great Book of Good Night Stories (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Treasury of Bedtime Animal Adventures: Mother West Wind, Forest Creatures, and Boy Scout Outdoor TalesBy Thornton Burgess
Length96h 11m
About this audiobook
The Great Book of Good Night Stories gathers Thornton Burgess's beloved woodland tales into a capacious treasury of brief, gently suspenseful narratives for bedtime reading. Centered on familiar figures such as Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Reddy Fox, and Old Mother West Wind's circle, the book combines animal fable, natural history, and moral instruction. Its prose is direct, rhythmic, and oral in manner, belonging to the early twentieth-century tradition of children's nature writing that sought to cultivate curiosity, sympathy, and ethical imagination. Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), an American conservation-minded author from Massachusetts, wrote from a deep affection for fields, streams, and forest life. His long career in children's literature was shaped by journalism, storytelling for his young son, and a desire to make the habits of animals intelligible without stripping them of wonder. His fiction reflects Progressive Era interests in education, character formation, and reverence for the natural world. This volume is warmly recommended to readers seeking stories that soothe without becoming trivial. Children will enjoy its lively creatures and clear conflicts, while adults will recognize its careful moral architecture and ecological sensibility.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length96 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 14, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Great Book of Good Night Stories (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Bedtime Story-Books
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6The Adventures of Reddy Fox
7The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
8The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
9The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
10The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
11The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
12The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
13The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
14The Adventures of Chatterer, the Red Squirrel
15The Adventures of Sammy Jay
16The Adventures of Buster Bear
17The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
18The Adventures of Prickly Porky
19The Adventures of Old Man Coyote
20The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver
21The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack
22The Adventures of Bobby Coon
23The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
24The Adventures of Bob White
25The Mother West Wind Series
26Old Mother West Wind
27Mother West Wind's Children (pt. 1)
28Mother West Wind's Children (pt. 2)
29Mother West Wind's Animal Friends (pt. 1)
30Mother West Wind's Animal Friends (pt. 2)
31Mother West Wind "Why" Stories (pt. 1)
32Mother West Wind "Why" Stories (pt. 2)
33Mother West Wind "How" Stories (pt. 1)
34Mother West Wind "How" Stories (pt. 2)
35Mother West Wind "When" Stories (pt. 1)
36Mother West Wind "When" Stories (pt. 2)
37Mother West Wind "Where" Stories (pt. 1)
38Mother West Wind "Where" Stories (pt. 2)
39The Green Meadow Series
40Happy Jack
41Mrs. Peter Rabbit
42Bowser the Hound
43Old Granny Fox
44Other Children’s Books
45Lightfoot the Deer
46Blacky the Crow
47Whitefoot the Woodmouse
48The Burgess Bird Book for Children (pt. 1)
49The Burgess Bird Book for Children (pt. 2)
50The Burgess Bird Book for Children (pt. 3)
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