Happy Hopper Tales

1955 Red paper boards with a green grass hopper, some edge wear, tears at the spine, small amount of paper loss. Dust Jacket has not been price clipped, inch tears top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket, inch tear at the bottom of the dust jacket back bottom edge at the spine where the flap folds in. Overall nice looking book with the complete dust jacket. Signed in ink by the author and in pencil by the illustrator on the first blank page. Cute full page illustrations. Content: The further adventures of Happy Hopper, the sprightly grasshopper, and his companions are told in verse by the creator of the original volume, Happy Hopper And His Friends. The illustrations, again executed by Doris Miller Smith, are as clever and attractive as they were in the preceding book. For those children who are already familiar with Jumper ( the fat little cricket) and the other insects and animals that Happy plays with, these new stories will prove delightful reading as old friendships are renewed. For those first exploring this new, exciting world of animals and insects that inhabit the fields, the experience will be educational as well as enjoyable. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator.