Green Forest Stories

Thornton W. Burgess’s Green Forest Stories is a children’s, fiction first published in 1921-23. At its center are curiosity, growth, imagination, friendship, and the testing of values, developed through the conventions and freedoms of children’s, fiction. Rather than depending on topical novelty, the book builds its interest through the interaction of character, situation, and idea. The book’s distinctive character comes from a clear, lively style designed to make wonder and danger immediately accessible. At roughly 86,042 words with an easy reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. Readers still return to it because of its place in the development of literature written for younger readers. The result is a book that rewards readers who enjoy clear, lively style designed to make wonder and danger immediately accessible while leaving room for reflection after the final page.