The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk

An influential conservationist and beloved children's author, Thornton Waldo Burgess dedicated 50 years to celebrating nature and its creatures through his writing. Known as the "Bedtime Story-Man," he authored over 170 books and contributed 15,000 stories to his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories. Raised in humble beginnings in Sandwich, Massachusetts, after the early death of his father, Burgess's deep appreciation for the natural world shaped his storytelling and left a lasting impact on children's literature.