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The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
by Thornton W. Burgess
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| Editorial Review |
| Editorial Review |
| Caught between certain death at the paws of Shadow the Weasel and the claws of Redtail the Hawk, Chatterer the Red Squirrel finds himself on the run from his home and his stores of nuts and seeds just as winter is coming on. But Chatterer's unruly tongue gets him into all sorts of trouble with the animals who might have sheltered him from the cold. Can he learn to be a better friend and find a place to stay before the first snow? One of the most popular writers for children in the English language, American author and naturalist THORNTON WALDO BURGESS (1874-1965) produced more than 170 books and 15,000 stories featuring a bevy of animal characters that continue to charm children and adults alike while also teaching gentle lessons about wildlife conservation. This delightful 1915 volume is part of Burgess's "Bedtime Story-Books" series about the adventures of Buster Bear, Paddy the Beaver, and other enchanting creatures. Includes charming illustrations by Harrison Cady. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Burgess's The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat and The Adventures of Bobby Coon |
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| Product Details |
- Publisher: Cosimo Classics
- ISBN-10: 1-59605-783-1
- ISBN-13: 978-1-59605-783-8
- Amazon.com Sales Rank #3991203
- Published on: November 01, 2006
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 132 pages
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| Customer Review |
Darien Summers: All The Chatter Regarding Chatterer  |
Mischievous and fun loving, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, takes center stage in this fun and entertaining tale about a squirrel who sets out to find a new home and ends up in more trouble than he ever thought possible.
The tale starts out with Chatterer being chased by one of the area's most feared predators: Shadow the Weasel. All seems hopeless for Chatterer until he comes up with a brilliant last minute plan and sets another predator after Shadow; proving that sometimes it pays to be mischievous! Chatterer escapes that scenario only to find himself a prisoner of Farmer Brown's boy. Now Farmer Brown's boy doesn't consider Chatterer to be his prisoner, only his pet of sorts as he put Chatterer in a cage. However, while Chatterer is well fed and looked after, he lacks the freedom that he so desires. That is until one day when Chatterer is lucky enough to escape when Farmer Brown's boy leaves the gate open; whether by accident or on purpose, we never truly find out.
I found the most charming aspect of this tale to be Chatterer's innocent love of mischief. He never takes his love of mischief too far, so we the parents are able to enjoy and appreciate it as a good source of entertainment for children. I highly recommend the book and hope you give it a try.
Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book. |
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| Melvin Edgar: Chatterer the Red Squirrel |
| I read this when I was a kid, 55 plus years ago, and I still remember enjoying it. It was written in 1915. I bought two copies, one for my 9 year old grandson, and one for me! I have finished mine and grandson and I are reading it together when we visit. It is hard to get kids into a book with all the video games, but his is a great way to do it. Two copies cost a total of $5 plus shipping. Fantastic deal. |
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| : My favorite childhood series! |
| I thought the Adventure books were great!(Chatterer the best!)I first started reading them when I was about 7 or 8. I'm now 13 and I still enjoy the books. They really do help kids appreciate nature and most importantly, life. These would be great books for kids ages 5 to 10, I think. |
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| L Youngman: Great animal adventure with life lessons |
| Chatterer the Red Squirrel is a precious animal adventure story that young children will love. While reading it to my 7 year old, my 11 and 13 year olds would inevitably wander into the room. Chatterer is a mischievous little red squirrel. If he's not picking on Shadow the Weasel and learning the hard way what an unruly tongue can do, he's in Farmer Brown's Corn CRib stealing corn. His mischieviousness finally catches up with him and because of his carelessness Farmer Brown's boy traps him. He then becomes a prisoner, although a quite comfortable one. He soon realizes that freedom is much more important than anything else. Throughout the story he learns many life lessons, although they seem small, which we as humans should take to heart. I would highly recommend this book. |
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