The Adventures of Reddy Fox by Thornton W. Burgess - 1976

New York: Tempo, 1976. first thus. Trade paperback. good. Harrison Cady. First printing of this edition. (First paperback). Cover has some creases, spine is straight but faded. Pages are clean and unmarked, off white. One ilustration is partly colored in by a former owner. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Tempo Books (Grosset and Dunlap) trade paperback, first printing of this editon (stated), undated but probably mid-1970s. ISBN: 9780448127590, 192 pages, cover and interior illustrations by Harrison Cady. 12mo (5"" x 7.25"") Dated through the presence of the ISBN on the spine, and the price. The most recent date in the book is a 1941 copyright renewed date. First in the Bedtime Story-Books series, followed by The Adventures of Johnny Chuck and others. When little Reddy Fox gets too big for his breeches and steals a plump pet hen in broad daylight, the stage is set for an exciting tale as Farmer Brown's boy pursues Reddy with loaded gun and Bowser the Hound. Fortunately, Reddy has wise Granny Fox on his side and, with some timely help from other woodland friends, manages to avoid an unhappy ending. As this timeless fable unfolds, children will delight in Reddy's risky antics and the commotion his behavior causes among Johnny Chuck, Drummer the Woodpecker, Peter Rabbit, and the other inhabitants of the Green Forest. Thornton W. Burgess, author of Old Mother West Wind and many other children's classics, was a master at telling a good story that holds a child's attention while instilling an important lesson in the most painless and enjoyable fashion. First published in 1913, The Adventures of Reddy Fox was one of his finest efforts.