56 review for Thornton Burgess Ultimate Collection: 37 Children's Books & Bedtime Stories with Original Illustrations

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   5 out of 5

   Megan Olsen – May 20, 2020

   My children loved listening to these fun, simple stories featuring an array of animal characters. Sweet little lessons about governing oneself, told through the actions of squirrels, foxes, chipmunks, raccoons, toads, etc. A lovely collection of naturalist stories! One caveat: Just FYI, there is a character called "Blacky" the Crow, who speaks in a sort of Southern Black dialect. All the characters had different voices, so my children didn't really notice, but I was worried about it turning into My children loved listening to these fun, simple stories featuring an array of animal characters. Sweet little lessons about governing oneself, told through the actions of squirrels, foxes, chipmunks, raccoons, toads, etc. A lovely collection of naturalist stories! One caveat: Just FYI, there is a character called "Blacky" the Crow, who speaks in a sort of Southern Black dialect. All the characters had different voices, so my children didn't really notice, but I was worried about it turning into a racist caricature. I don't think it did -- I would have turned it off, or talked to my children about it -- but it did sort of walk the line, especially because our narrator was a white female. Then again, Blacky the Crow's dialogue may have been written out in a dialect fashion, like Hagrid's in Harry Potter. I'm not sure what was the narrator's choice, and what wasn't. Our version only included selected stories, and in those that we listened to, Blacky was just another member of the forest community -- not a villain, or an idiot, thankfully. I'm still not certain how I felt about it (as you can see from how much I'm writing about it). I'm sure it was harmless at the time, and typical of the early 1900s. But, just be prepared to handle that topic if it arises.

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   4 out of 5

   Alicia Ortego –

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   Paul Ficken –

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   james goldsberry –

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   Margaret Rodgers –

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   Nicholas L Ruple –

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   5 out of 5

   John –

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   5 out of 5

   Reese Franklin –

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    4 out of 5

    Luther Justin –

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    4 out of 5

    "the book hydra" –

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    4 out of 5

    brandon scott –

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    4 out of 5

    Susan Zellner –

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    4 out of 5

    Sarah Pfeiffenberger Reinholz –

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    5 out of 5

    Ted Smith –

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Kathleen A. Simpson –

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    5 out of 5

    Diane M Serpa –

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    5 out of 5

    Gayla Pappalardo –

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    4 out of 5

    Ashley Lancaster Burgos –

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    4 out of 5

    Megan Canfield –

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    5 out of 5

    john –

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    4 out of 5

    Joel Gautraudhdkhsjdhddkdkgsllsgkdhdidpusp –

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    4 out of 5

    Wanjuan Feng –

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    4 out of 5

    Miguel Aguirre –

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    5 out of 5

    Hasan Tariqul Islam –

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    5 out of 5

    Candra Stanfield –

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    4 out of 5

    Bella Rossini –

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    5 out of 5

    Mike Bodenheimer –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Diane Shearer –

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    4 out of 5

    Monica –

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Dale C Olsen –

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Kathy Andrews –