Title:
The adventures of Buster Bear, Peter Rabbit and others
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Children's Books
Thornton W. Burgess
Thornton W. Burgess
Object ID:
Kim03-087
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
12/27/1990
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Bedtime stories in the Thornton W. Burgess book series, illustrated by Harrison Cady, filled children's heads with wonder in the 1920's. Burgess also wrote a syndicated column for The Day. There was Reddy Fox, Peter Rabbit, Little Joe Otter, Buster Bear, Johnny Chuck, Paddy Beaver, Blackyl the Crow, Bowser the Hound, Prickly Porcupine, Buster Bear, and Old Mother West Wind. There were also the Burgess imitations, animal tales by Arthur Scott Bailey. Burgess died at the age of 91, in 1965. A little museum in Sandwich, Mass. is devoted to his life and work.
People:
Burgess, Thornton W.
Cady, Harrison
Bailey, Arthur Scott
Cady, Harrison
Bailey, Arthur Scott
Search Terms:
books for children
Burgess Bedtime Story Series
Old Mother West Wind
museum
Sandwich, Mass
animal characters
children
Burgess Bedtime Story Series
Old Mother West Wind
museum
Sandwich, Mass
animal characters
children