A Child's book of country stories / written and compiled by Ada M. Skinner and Eleanor L. Skinner ; with pictures by Jessie Willcox Smith.

Other author Skinner, Ada M. (Ada Maria), 1878-
Other author Skinner, Eleanor L. (Eleanor Louise), 1872-
Other author Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Dial Press, 1935.
Description265 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Fairy tales.
Children's stories.

Contents The spring maiden and the frost giants (Norse legend) / Eleanor L. Skinner -- How the bluebird was chosen herald / Jay T. Stocking -- General Jim / Walter Prichard Eaton -- The bulb-show / Eleanor Chambers -- The story of a little grain of wheat / May Byron -- Legend of trailing arbutus (Indian legend) / Eleanor L. Skinner -- A great family / Agnes McClelland Daulton -- How the birds came (Indian legend) / Ada M. Skinner -- Out of the nest / Maud Lindsay -- The story of blue wings / Mary Stewart -- The story of a beaver / William Davenport Hulbert -- Maple-sugaring / E.P. Powell -- The house wren / Neltje Blanchan -- The little brown wren / Clinton Scollard -- The tale of a dragon fly / Ethel C. Brown -- The cicada's story / Agnes McClelland Daulton -- Buz and Hum / Maurice Noel -- The home builders (a birdologue) / Arthur Guitermann -- A lyric of joy / Bliss Carman -- Spinners of silk / Waddington Sears -- How the spider makes its web / William C. Beebe -- Mother Spider / Frances Gillespy Wickes -- The first spider / Eleanor L. Skinner -- The tale of two tails (Greek legend) / Mary H. Wilson -- The fairy lamps / Ernest Thompson Seton -- Bird soldiers / Selected -- The pretending woodchuck / Carl S. Patton -- The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge / Harriet Beecher Stowe -- How there came to be a katy-did / Patten Beard -- A turkey for the stuffing / Katherine Grace Hulbert -- The debut of Dan'l Webster / Isabel Gordon Curtis -- Ginger / Edward W. Frentz -- The pumpkin giant / Mary Wilkins Freeman -- The gay little king / Mary Stewart -- Johnny Appleseed / Josephine Scribner Gates -- The origin of Indian corn (Indian legend) / Eleanor L. Skinner -- Grandfather's willow whistle / Carolyn Sherwin Bailey -- Why autumn leaves are red / Emelyn Newcomb Partridge -- Jack Frost / Gabriel Setoun -- The Ice King (Indian legend) / Eleanor L. Skinner -- Sheltering wings / Harriet Louise Jerome -- The snowball that didn't melt / Jay T. Stocking -- Raggles, an Indian pony / Selected -- The bad little goblin's New Year / Mary Stewart -- Holly / Ada M. Marzials -- A barn-yard meeting / O.J. Stevenson -- A January thaw / Dallas Lore Sharp.
Abstract A collection of nature stories and legends, arranged by the seasons.
Local noteJoyner Rare copy has bookplate of Nancy Bird on front free endpaper.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Fred S. Hudson, Jr.
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy Gift of Margaret F. (Ricki) Hudson

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Rare Collection PN6071.C8 C455 1935 ✔ Available Request Material