JIMMY SKUNK was a fellow of some importance among the animals of the Green Meadows and the Green Forest. It was not because of his size--he was really quite small. It was not of his speed--he did not run fast at all. It was not because of his fearsome growl--he did not have one. No, he was just one little ani mal who had a very special feature that caused the other animals to respect him.

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When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it"d be great fun to see that barrel--with Jimmy inside--roll down from its resting point high on a hill.

Reddy Fox gets the blame for Jimmy"s wild ride (as well as a dose of the skunk"s "perfume"); Peter gets his comeuppance for playing nasty tricks; and before the day is out, Jimmy Skunk and Unc" Billy Possum go egg-hunting and wind up in a pretty pickle in Farmer Brown"s henhouse.

Children will delight in these warm, whimsical adventures that combine all the interest and excitement of a good story with gentle lessons about nature, wildlife and such virtues as courtesy, kindness and preparedness.

Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type, the text is enhanced by six black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros, based on Harrison Cady"s originals.

I. Peter Rabbit Plans a Joke

  II. Peter Makes a Flying Jump

 III. What Happened at the Old Barrel

  IV. Jimmy Skunk Is Very Mad Indeed

V. Reddy Fox Sneaks Away

  VI. Peter Rabbit Doesn"t Enjoy His Joke

 VII. Sammy Jay Does Some Guessing

VIII. Jimmy Skunk Looks for Peter

  IX. Jimmy Visits Johnny Chuck"s Old House

X. Peter Rabbit Is Most Uncomfortable

  XI. Jimmy Skunk Keeps His Word

 XII. Jimmy Skunk and Unc" Billy Possum Meet

XIII. Jimmy Skunk Explains

 XIV. A Little Something About Eggs

  XV. A Second Meeting

 XVI. A Matter of Politeness

XVII. Jimmy Skunk Gets a Bump

XVIII. A Sad, Sad Quarrel

 XIX. Jimmy Skunk Is True to His Word

  XX. Parmer Brown"s Boy Arrives

 XXI. The Nest-Egg Gives Unc" Billy Away

XXII. Unc" Billy Possum Tries His Old Trick

XXIII. Unc" Billy Gives Himself Away