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Author photo. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.

Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.

Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965)

Author of The Burgess Bird Book for Children

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Works by Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Bird Book for Children 958 copies, 2 reviews
Old Mother West Wind 769 copies, 6 reviews
The Burgess Animal Book for Children 740 copies
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail 728 copies, 4 reviews
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel 712 copies, 4 reviews
The Adventures of Reddy Fox 702 copies, 3 reviews
The Adventures of Grandfather Frog 633 copies, 3 reviews
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse 609 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Buster Bear 597 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Prickly Porky 500 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk 482 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck 430 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat 430 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Bobby Coon 406 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind's Children 405 copies, 3 reviews
The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver 400 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad 389 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack 376 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Old Man Coyote 376 copies, 1 review
Blacky the Crow 340 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer 303 copies, 4 reviews
Mother West Wind's Neighbors 303 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Sammy Jay 280 copies, 2 reviews
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children 242 copies
Mrs. Peter Rabbit 241 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum 229 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Happy Jack 223 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker 209 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind's Animal Friends 204 copies
The Adventures of Buster Bear's Twins 181 copies, 1 review
Old Granny Fox 162 copies, 2 reviews
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse 140 copies, 1 review
Bowser the Hound 140 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Bob White 135 copies
Mother West Wind "Why" Stories 132 copies
The Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard 131 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind "How" Stories 127 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind "When" Stories 122 copies, 1 review
The Burgess Flower Book for Children 115 copies
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories 96 copies
Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories 87 copies, 1 review
Thornton Burgess Animal Stories 71 copies
The Burgess Book of Nature Lore 65 copies
Billy Mink 63 copies
The Adventures of Little Joe Otter 63 copies
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat At Home 53 copies
Favorite Thornton Burgess Animal Stories Boxed Set (Sets) 51 copies
The Adventures of Longlegs the Heron 48 copies
Tommy and the Wishing Stone 44 copies
Nature Stories to Read Aloud 42 copies
How Peter Cottontail Got His Name 41 copies
The Dear Old Briar-Patch 41 copies, 1 review
Dandelion Library: Bedtime Stories / The Pony Engine (Contributor) 39 copies
Old Mother West Wind and 6 Other Stories 37 copies
The Crooked Little Path: A Book of Nature Stories 35 copies
The Littlest Christmas Tree 33 copies
The Big Thornton Burgess Story-Book 32 copies, 1 review
At Paddy the Beaver's Pond 29 copies
The Big Book of Burgess Nature Stories 25 copies
Animal Tales 24 copies, 1 review
Favorite Tales 23 copies, 1 review
Now I Remember: Autobiography of an Amateur Naturalist 23 copies
Big Book of Animal Stories 20 copies
Little Peter Cottontail 18 copies
Mother West Wind Stories to Read Aloud 15 copies
The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories 15 copies
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail and His Green Forest Friends 14 copies, 1 review
Peter Cottontail and Reddy Fox Wonder Book #843 14 copies
Tommy's Change of Heart 13 copies
On The Green Meadows. A Book of Nature Stories 12 copies
Paddy's Surprise Visitor 12 copies
At the Smiling Pool 12 copies
Thornton Burgess Five-Minute Bedtime Tales: From Old Mother West… 11 copies
Tales from the Storyteller's House 11 copies, 1 review
The Christmas Reindeer 11 copies
Read-Aloud Peter Rabbit Stories 11 copies
The Boy Scouts in a Trapper's Camp 10 copies
A Robber Meets His Match 10 copies
The Little Burgess Bird Book 9 copies
A Merry Coasting Party 9 copies
Stories Around the Year 9 copies
Peter Rabbit Proves a Friend 9 copies
Young Flash the Deer 9 copies
The Little Burgess Animal Book 9 copies
Along Laughing Brook & On the Green Meadows 8 copies
The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp 8 copies
While the Story-Log Burns 8 copies
Tommy's Wishes Come True 8 copies
Bobby Coon's Mistake 8 copies
The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories: Volume Two… 8 copies
Reddy Fox's Sudden Engagement 8 copies
Wild Flowers We Should Know 7 copies
Along Laughing Brook 7 copies
THORNTON BURGESS Ultimate Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime… 7 copies
Bobby Coon & Reddy Fox Play Tricks 6 copies
The Three Little Bears 6 copies, 1 review
Peter Rabbit plays a joke 6 copies
The Boy Scouts on Lost Trail 6 copies
Burgess Adventures of Jerry Muskrat Bedtime Storybook (Quaddie) 5 copies
Thornton Burgess Smiling Pool Stories (Dover Children's Classics) 5 copies
Aunt Sally's Friends In Fur 5 copies
The Wishing-Stone Stories 5 copies
Thornton Burgess Nature Reader 5 copies
Conan Doyle Stories: Six Notable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Classics… 5 copies
50 Favorite Burgess Stories 5 copies
The Neatness of Bobby Coon 5 copies
Peter Rabbit Learns to Use His New Coat 4 copies
The Boy Scouts on Swift River 4 copies
Grandfather Frog stays in The Smiling Pool 4 copies
The Thornton W. Burgess Nature Almanac 4 copies
Little Chuck's Adventure 4 copies
Jerry Muskrat Wins Respect 4 copies
A Thornton Burgess Picture Story Book 4 copies
Birds You Should Know 4 copies
Baby Animal Stories 4 copies
Baby Possum's Queer Voyage 4 copies
Tommy's Wishing-Stone Adventures: Tommy and the Wishing Stone / Tommy's… 3 copies
Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat A Hand 3 copies
The Burgess Big Book of Green Meadow Stories 3 copies
Why Peter Rabbit's Ears are Long and Three Other Stories 3 copies
Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat A Hand / Reddy Fox Takes A Bath 3 copies
Frightened Baby 3 copies
A Woe-Begone Little Bear 3 copies
Herbert's Zoo and Other Lively Tales 3 copies
Baby Possum Has a Scare 3 copies
Little Pete's Adventure (The Little Color Classics) 3 copies
Bowser the Hound Meets His Match 3 copies
Thornton Burgess Nature Stories Collection 3 copies
Happy Jack Squirrel's Bright Idea 3 copies
Happy Jack Squirrel Helps Unc' Billy 3 copies
What Farmer Brown's Boy Did 3 copies
A Great Joke on Jimmy Skunk 3 copies
Unc' Billy Possum Has a Fright 3 copies
Cubby Bear Had A Mind of His Own 3 copies
Milk and Honey 3 copies
Bobby Coon Has a Good Time 3 copies
Cubby Finds an Open Door 3 copies
The Animal World of Thornton Burgess with Flash, the Young Deer and Other… 2 copies
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 3: The Adventures of Chatterer the Red… 2 copies
Happy Jack's Thrift Club 2 copies
Grandfather Frog Fools Farmer Brown's Boy 2 copies
An Imp of Mischief 2 copies
The Mother West Wind Collection, Volume 1 2 copies
Fifty Favorite Burgess Stories 2 copies
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Annotated):,Adapted for use with… 2 copies
Peter Rabbit Puts on Airs 2 copies
The Feast at the Big Rock 2 copies
Jack Frost Helps Paddy the Beaver 2 copies
Peter Cottontail: Full-Color Sturdy Book (Dover Little Activity Books) 2 copies
Buster Bear Invites Old Mr. Toad to Dine 2 copies
Cubby Gets a Bath 2 copies
Grandfather Frog Gets a Ride 2 copies
Digger the Badger Decides to Stay 2 copies
The Bedtime Story Calendar 2 copies
Jumper the Hare Cannot Sleep 2 copies
Stories to Read Aloud 2 copies
The Adventures of Sammy Jay | The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel 2 copies
Neighbors 1 copy
Burgess' Bedtime Story-Books, Vol. 1: Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Peter… 1 copy
Green Meadow Stories 1 copy
Strange tracks in the green forest 1 copy
Green Forest Stories 1 copy
Blacky the Crow (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Thornton W. Burgess… 1 copy
The Book of Animal Life 1 copy
Farmer Brown's Boy Becomes Curious 1 copy
The Mother West Wind Collection, Volume 2, Burgess 1 copy
The Uncle Wiggly Book: The Rabbit Gentleman's Adventures and Stories… 1 copy
The Million Little Sunbeams 1 copy
Green Forest Series 4 volumes: Blacky the Crow, Buster Bear's Twins,… 1 copy
Happy Jack 1 copy
Tempo Thornton Burgess Library. [4 V: Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer/… 1 copy
Famous Animal Tales Double Story Book 1 copy
Favorite Thornton W. Burgess Stories 1 copy
THE ADVENTURES OF PETER COTTONTAIL (Annotated): With a link to a FREE… 1 copy
The Collected Works of Thornton Burgess (Illustrated Edition):… 1 copy
9 Books: Old Mother West Wind; Mrs. Peter Rabbit;Adventures of Peter… 1 copy
Meet Peter Cottontail 1 copy
Bride's Primer 1 copy
Little Animal Stories for Little Children 1 copy
Robber The Rat, No. 3700-B 1 copy
The Adventurs of Chatterer the Red Squirrel 1 copy
"Harrison Cady Jig Saw Puzzle With a Thornton W. Burgess Book" 1 copy
Peter Cottontail Mazes 1 copy
The Stories Mother Nature Told to Her Children 1 copy
Cubby In Mother Brown's Pantry 1 copy
The Greatest Works of Thornton Burgess: Children's Books Classics,… 1 copy
A Glad Time Made a Sad Time 1 copy
Buster Bear Goes Fishing 1 copy
Little Joe Otter Gets Even with Buster Bear 1 copy
Ambleside Online Taxonomic Key for the Burgess Animal Book with pictures… 1 copy
Animal Pictures 1 copy
Mother Nature's Song and Story Book 1 copy
Easter Tales- Hippity, Hoppity Peter Cottontail & Friends 1 copy
Animal Story Library: 16 Animal Stories (Boxed) 1 copy
Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide {short story} 1 copy
Spotty the Turtle Wins the Race 1 copy
The Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard, Jerry Muskrat, Old Granny Fox, Sammy… 1 copy
Johnny Chuck 1 copy
Adventures of Prickly Porky | Old Man Coyote | Paddy the Beaver | Poor… 1 copy
The Adventures of Buster Bear, Reddy Fox, Bobby Racoon, Grandfather Frog,… 1 copy
Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long 1 copy
Peter Cottontail Dot-to-Dot 1 copy
The Three Little Bears and Bobby Coon's Mistake 1 copy
Mr. Toad and Danny Meadow Mouse take a Walk 1 copy
The Discontent of Peter Rabbit, The Bulletin Philadelphia 1 copy
reads to you LP 1 copy
Fables of the Green Forest 1 copy
Johnny Chuck Loses His Temper 1 copy
The Read-Aloud Treasury Vol. 3 - Nature/Science 1 copy
The Read-Aloud Treasury Vol. 4 - More Nature/Science 1 copy
Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Something 1 copy
Peter Rabbit Goes Scouting 1 copy
Peter Rabbit Learns from Striped Chipmunk 1 copy
Striped Chipmunk Has a Secret 1 copy
Striped Chipmunk's Secret Joke 1 copy
Fun with Farmer Brown's Boy 1 copy
An Important Meeting at the Smiling Pool 1 copy
Jerry Muskrat Begins to Build 1 copy
Jerry Muskrat is Laughed At 1 copy
Peter Rabbit is Lonesome 1 copy
How Unc' Billy Possum Met Buster Bear 1 copy
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Canonical name
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Burgess, Thornton Waldo
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Date of birth
1874-01-14
Date of death
1965-06-05
Burial location
Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Education
Sandwich High School, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (1891)
Occupations
children's book author
conservationist
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