The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse

The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse

infobox Book
name = The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse


author = Thornton W. Burgess
illustrator = Harrison Cady
genre = Children's fiction
publisher = Dover Publications, Inc.
pub_date = 1915
isbn = ISBN 0486275655

"The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse" (1915, copyright renewed in 1993) is a children's novel written by Thornton W. Burgess 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 introduction

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.


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