Wonderful Stories From Skog Forest
Near the Little Yellow House Volume 1 'Li'l Bunny's Big Adventure'
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To the amazement of nearby birds, such as the Sparvs,’
a family of sparrows, and the Rabe's, a family of
ravens, this huge, floating egg was hatching.
Mr. Sparv asked Mrs. Sparv,
"Who has gigantic eggs that hatch in water?” She replied, " I don’t know.” At this same moment Mrs. Rabe asked Mr. Rabe, "Who
has floating eggs that hatch in winter?”
He, too, answered, "I don't know.” The birds then began to think as
only birds can.
That it may be the egg of a giant hawk, or maybe a giant falcon, or maybe
even a giant snake! Whatever it is, it has to be a giant ‘Something!’
The curious, yet wary, birds continued to watch their new discovery.
Then, suddenly, a tiny little nose appeared through the top of the snowy, icy
egg.
It sniffed around for a bit and then disappeared.
It then reappeared, and the birds saw that behind the tiny little nose
was a set of whiskering whiskers and two pretty
little blue eyes.
Then, as the hole was dug open more and more and more and more, the
birdies saw that behind the tiny little pink nose, and the whiskering
whiskers and the pretty little blue eyes, were two furry long ears. The left
was as straight as can be. The right was leaning to the side like a tree branch."Is this a baby giant bunny?” Said Mr. Rabe to his family. “ Is this a giant
baby bunny?" Said Mrs. Sparv
to her family. Nobody could make heads or tails of this hatching wonder
- where it came from or where it’s been. All that was known was where it was
going. That was straight down the river to ‘The Falla.’
The little bunny knew nothing of this waterfall. After all, he was only a
yearling and from another part of the forest. He was just enjoying his scenic
ride down the river. For him, this was a great adventure that he could have
never imagined, and it all started because of an encounter with a hungry fox.
The only unfortunate thing that the little bunny could think of was that his
right ear felt a bit weak and he could not raise it.
Other than that, he was having a ball, inside of a ball!
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About the Book
While writing these children's books I mixed fact with fiction, reality with fantasy, and the will to overcome near-impossible problems with creative solutions. Since children need positive encouragement, optimism, hope, and, most of all - love, I've created stories using animals - who are true to their particular nature. I chose animals which children can both relate to and understand by their own unique behaviors, but sometimes with a little humor and a few unexpected happenings. Positive reading for positive readers!
This first book in the Wonderful Stories from Skog Forest series is about a yearling bunny that visits a bunny feeding station built by the owner of the home, Mr. Teddy. While the bunny feeds, he is constantly on the lookout for Odin, the Fox King. One day, Odin chases the li'l bunny and instead of escaping like usual, he tumbles down a snowy hill and ends up in a giant snowball that eventually falls into the Flusse River. Li'l bunny then digs his way to the top where he meets many new friends as he floats away, but also realizes that he has injured his right ear. After a meeting with a wise blue jay, Mr. Vis, li'l bunny is convinced that his injury isn't a disability at all, but a blessing that makes him stand out in Skog Forest and leads him to great happiness. This book teaches children with injuries and disabilities that these misfortunes may bring them fortune in many different ways and not to listen to ridicule.
About the Author
George E. Peterson, Jr. was born at the Groton, Connecticut Submarine Base hospital on December 24, 1965. He's always loved God, children, animals and nature, and has always believed that the simpler things in life are more important than the extravagant. These include family and friends, and learning and loving.
George's first jobs, at age eleven, were as a bus boy at a local restaurant and picking tobacco during the summer. Once getting a driver's license, he worked at a lumber yard building interior and exterior doors. He then spent eight years in the United States Navy learning much about machinery, but more importantly, much about people and the world. He then went into printing for many years.
Due to his great love of animals, especially exotics, George went to work as a self-taught exotic animal expert/department manager of two large pet stores where he cared for fish, reptiles and amphibians, along with other animals. He followed this as a veterinary technician at an animal hospital during which time he went to college and started E.A.R. (Exotic Animal Refuge), which is a foster home for unwanted pets and abandoned wildlife. George would find homes for the pets, which have included rabbits, iguanas, snakes, frogs, turtles, etc. As for wildlife, he would raise them up until they are weaned, and then release them back into the wild. These have included rabbits, squirrels, woodchucks, opossums, birds, etc.
Not making enough money with the arrival of his son, Brandon, George went back into printing for a few years. This is when he decided to follow his dream of becoming a children's author, and with the inspiration of his son and all that he's learned about animals, nature and the world, he wrote his first book in the Wonderful Stories from Skog Forest series.