Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gatty’s stories.
The stories include: 1. A Lesson of Faith 2. The Law of Authority and Obedience 3. The Unknown Land 4. Training and Restraining 5. Waiting 6. The Law of the Wood 7. Cobwebs 8. Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief 9. The Light of Truth 10. A Lesson of Hope 11. The Circle of Blessing 12. Active and Passive 13. Not Lost But Gone Before 14. Motes in the Sunbeam 15. Red Snow 16. Whereunto 17. Purring When You're Pleased 18. The Voices of the Earth 19. The Master of the Harvest 20. The Deliverer 21. Inferior Animals 22. The General Thaw 23. The Light of Life 24. Gifts 25. Night and Day 26. Kicking 27. Imperfect Instruments 28. Birds in the Nest