Arthur Scott Bailey
1877–1949
Arthur Scott Bailey was an American author best known for his captivating children's literature, particularly his animal stories. Born in 1877 in St. Albans, Vermont, Bailey grew up surrounded by the beauty of rural life, which inspired his fascination with nature and animals.
Arthur Scott Bailey
The Tale of Solomon Owl
Arthur Scott BaileyTuck-Me-In Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the winged creatures of our...
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Arthur Scott BaileyTuck-Me-In Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the winged creatures of our...
View full detailsThe Tale of Paddy Muskrat
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the four-footed creatures ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Old Dog Spot
Arthur Scott Bailey“The cat scratched me” Spot told him. “I was teasing her and she wasn't at all nice about it.” Here is the endearing tale of Old Dog Spot and his e...
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Arthur Scott Bailey"What a worthless fellow that old dog is!" she thought. "This barn is full of mice! I don't believe he has caught one in all the years he has lived...
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Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the four-footed creatures ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Grunty Pig
Arthur Scott Bailey"To think," she quavered,"that my littlest child spent the night out of doors, with a bear prowling about the neighborhood! And I slept through it ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Pony Twinkleheels
Arthur Scott Bailey“I hope,” he snapped, “you don't take me for a yearling. Just because I’m a pony—and small—you needn't think I'm an infant. Why, I'm five years old...
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Arthur Scott Bailey“No!” said their mother. “We're well rid of him. He has been more trouble to me than all the rest of you.... To tell the truth, I never liked him v...
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Arthur Scott Bailey"It won't hurt him to hunt for me now and then,"she told herself."A little work is good for a boy." The favorite farm animal of young Johnnie Green...
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Arthur Scott Bailey“When I run, why do you follow me if you don't wish to?” he inquired at last. “I don't know,” the old lady confessed. “…I just have to go along wit...
View full detailsThe Tale of Turkey Proudfoot
Arthur Scott Bailey“This will never do," Turkey Proudfoot muttered to himself. “No doubt I could whip all six of them; but they'd be likely to pull some of my tail fe...
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Arthur Scott Bailey“But don’t you go to worryin’ yourself ‘bout work. I kin show you plenty tricks to git outer workin’.” When Mistah Mule shows up on Farmer Green’s ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Jimmy Rabbit on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the Nort...
View full detailsThe Tale of Fatty Coon
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Tommy Fox
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Tommy Fox on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North A...
View full detailsThe Tale of Nimble Deer
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Nimble Deer on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North...
View full detailsThe Tale of Frisky Squirrel
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Frisky Squirrel on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the N...
View full detailsThe Tale of Timothy Turtle
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Master Meadow Mouse
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Master Meadow Mouse on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit t...
View full detailsThe Tale of Billy Woodchuck
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Grumpy Weasel
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Ferdinand Frog
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsThe Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
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