Thornton W. Burgess 2 hr 29 min read

A magic wishing-stone grants Tommy his heart's desire, to become the very animals he once tormented, teaching him, from the inside, to love and protect the little creatures of the wild.

Thornton W. Burgess's 1936 collection gathers gentle animal-fable stories for children. Warm, kindly, instructive. Read it for cozy nature-tales from the beloved author of Old Mother West Wind, where a boy's wishes transform him into wild creatures, teaching mercy and understanding in the tender, conservation-minded Burgess tradition.

In its time

Published in 1936, during the 1930s, space opera soars.

Reading it

2 hr 29 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Harrison Cady