''The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse'' (1915) is a children's novel written by

Thornton W. Burgess Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man, after his newspaper column ''Bedtime Stories''. By the time he retir ...

and illustrated by Harrison Cady. The main character also appears in ''Mr. Toad and Danny Meadow Mouse Take a Walk'' and ''Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Something'' (both 1914).

Plot

Danny begins his tale regretting the length of his tail until he is corrected by Mr. Toad. Then he has a series of stalkings by Reddy and Granny Fox. He is captured by Hooty the Owl and escapes mid-flight to Peter Rabbit's briar patch. Peter goes to Farmer Brown's peach orchard and gets caught in a snare and barely escapes himself. Finally Danny gets trapped in a tin can and must use his wits to escape Reddy Fox again.

External links

* 1915 American novels 1915 children's books American children's novels Children's books about mice and rats Children's books about frogs Little, Brown and Company books {{1910s-child-novel-stub