The Tale of Chirpy Cricket
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About This Book
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877-1949) was the author of more than forty children's books. Bailey's writing has been thus described by the Newark Evening News: "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won educator's approval without arousing the suspicions of his young readers. He made it a habit to never 'write down' to children and frequently used words beyond the average juvenile vocabulary, believing that youngsters respond to the stimulus of the unfamiliar."
Chapters (48)
- I
- THE FIDDLER
- II
- QUICK AND EASY
- III
- THE BUMBLEBEE FAMILY
- IV
- TOO MUCH MUSIC
- V
- A LIGHT IN THE DARK
- VI
- A PLAN GOES WRONG
- VII
- JOHNNIE GREEN’S GUEST
- VIII
- PLEASING JOHNNIE GREEN
- IX
- AN INTERRUPTED NAP
- X
- CAUGHT!
- XI
- A QUEER, NEW COUSIN
- XII
- AN UNDERGROUND CHAT
- XIII
- A QUESTION OF FEET
- XIV
- CHIRPY IS CAREFUL
- XV
- TOMMY TREE CRICKET
- XVI
- A LONG WAIT
- XVII
- SITTING ON A LILY-PAD
- XVIII
- MR. CRICKET FROG’S TRICK
- XIX
- IT WASN’T THUNDER
- XX
- BOUND TO BE DIFFERENT
- XXI
- MR. NIGHTHAWK EXPLAINS
- XXII
- HARMLESS MR. MEADOW MOUSE
- XXIII
- A WAIL IN THE DARK
- XXIV
- FRIGHTENING SIMON SCREECHER
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