FOREST FRIENDS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROBERT SHEPARD McCOURT

Robert Shepard McCourt was born in Minnesota in 1890.  By 1910 McCourt had an art studio in St  Paul and in that year made a trip to southern California and painted in San Pedro. He died 28 years old.

 

 

"AT HER SPECIAL REQUEST, MR. FROG PLAED FOR HER, NOT TOO FAST, ON HIS ELEGANT FLUTE."

 

"LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN", SAID THE MOCKING-BIRD.

 

WHILE THE GAY OLD FOXES WERE IN THE NEXT ROOM, MRS. RABBIT SLIPPED OUT.

 

 OFF THROUGH THE BIG WOODS THE LITTLE FOXES TROTTED GAILY BEHIND THEIR MOTHER.

HIS MOTHER WAS IN  A GREAT STATE OF DELIGHT OVER HIM, OF COURSE, AND HIS STATELY FATHER EYED HIM WITH APPROVAL.

THE BIRDS MET IN A GREAT MEETING. SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE.

 

FIREFLAME GASPED OUT HIS NEWS IN ONE BREATH.

THEY GRABBED THE BABY STORK AND DRAGGED HIM DOWN TO THE EDGE OF THE ROOF.