Bent Northrop Memorial Library

This grand old childhood classic relates a small-town boy's pranks and escapades with humor and wisdom that appeal to readers of every age. In addition to his everyday stunts (searching for buried treasure, trying to impress the adored Becky Thatcher), Tom experiences a dramatic turn of events when he witnesses a murder, runs away, and returns to attend his own funeral and testify in court.

A strange-looking animal with very long, sharp teeth comes from the North and makes new friends among the forest folk and meadow people.

Blacky the clever crow shares adventures with other animals in the Green Meadows and by the Big River, as he considers stealing eggs from Hooty the owl, helps Farmer Brown's boy protect Dusty the wood duck, and engages in other escapades.

Grandfather Frog is determined to go on an adventure and the persuasion of his friends cannot make him change his mind.

Separated from her husband and driven from her home by hunters, Mrs. Quack finds refuge with the animals of the Green Forest.

The adventures of a woodchuck and his friends Sammy Jay, Happy Jack Squirrel, Billy Possum, and other inhabitants of the forest surrounding Farmer Brown's land.