Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) 1874 1965 Burgess, Thornton Waldo Whitefoot the Wood Mouse Produced by Kent Fielden, and David Widger "Whitefoot the Wood Mouse" by Thornton W. Burgess is a fictional children's book likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Whitefoot, a cheerful and wise little wood mouse, who spends a happy winter in Farmer Brown's sugar-house, eluding numerous natural enemies. The narrative highlights themes of happiness, friendship, and the struggles of a small creature navigating a world filled with dangers. The opening portion of the book introduces Whitefoot as a contented character who embraces the present and finds solace in his cozy winter nesting place. Despite his numerous enemies, including bears and owls, Whitefoot manages to remain optimistic and eventually builds a friendship with Farmer Brown's boy, who provides him with food. However, as the winter progresses, Whitefoot's home becomes threatened when the boy begins to use the wood pile for a fire, leaving Whitefoot anxious about his safety. Throughout these early chapters, readers are invited into Whitefoot's quaint life, where joy and worry coexist, setting the stage for his evolving journey and relationships within the forest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Survival -- Fiction Mice -- Fiction Forests and forestry -- Fiction Forest animals -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 151110 2025-08-02T12:27:52.215698 text/html 151904 2021-01-27T06:46:03 text/html 123982 2025-08-02T12:27:58.120678 application/epub+zip 125503 2025-08-02T12:27:55.072657 application/epub+zip 106658 2025-08-02T12:27:53.976668 application/epub+zip 273260 2025-08-02T12:28:00.387640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248453 2025-08-02T12:27:57.295683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206747 2022-09-03T03:57:32.522454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124262 2025-08-02T12:27:51.873671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124133 2018-03-10T14:48:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123429 2010-02-17T10:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21419 2025-08-02T12:28:00.525624 application/rdf+xml 13564 2025-08-02T12:27:54.465692 image/jpeg 3654 2025-08-02T12:27:54.218676 image/jpeg 42175 2018-03-18T06:02:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 45321 2021-01-27T06:46:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 42066 2010-02-17T10:55:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 120674 2025-08-02T12:27:52.228678 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia