When Unc' Billy Possum learns how easy it is to get into trouble, it takes some doin' to get himself out of his predicament. First of all, he didn't go home when he should have. The next thing he knew, he was a prisoner! But with the help of his friends, especially Happy Jack Squirrel, Unc' manages to find a way out of his difficult situation.Master storyteller Thornton Burgess beguiles young readers and nature lovers with another tale about the delightful creatures of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.

Unc Billy Possum liked living in the Green Forest and always enjoyed visiting with his neighbors,but something was bothering him: he was lonely!When Unc" Billy first moved to the Green Forest, he had left all his family back in "O1 Virginny." He missed his family so much that he decided to move them from "down south." Peter Rabbit had a wonderful idea of planning a surprise party to welcome Unc" Billy"s family to the Green Forest.Unfortunately, Sammy Jay, Reddy Fox, Shadow the Weasel, and Blacky the Crow had plans to spoil the party.

Unc" Billy Possum Is Caught

Reddy Fox Thinks He Sees a Ghost

Unc" Billy Possum Sends for His Family

Bobby Coon Enters the Wrong House

Bobby Coon Is Waked Up

Sammy Jay Learns Peter Rabbit"s Secret

Four Little Scamps Plan Mischief

Peter Rabbit Sends Out Word

Mr. Toad and Prickly Porky

Put Their Heads Together

The Runaway Cabbage

Reddy Fox Goes Hungry

Prickly Porky Makes Himself at Home

Unc" Billy Possum Grows Hungry

Old Mrs. Possum Grows Worried

The Foolishness of Unc" Billy Possum

Why Unc" Billy Possum

Didn"t Go Home

Unc" Billy Possum Lies Low

Unc" Billy Possum Is a Prisoner

What the Snow Did

Unc" Billy Possum

Wishes He Had Snowshoes

Farmer Brown"s Boy

Chops Down a Tree

Where Unc" Billy Possum Was

Happy Jack Squirrel

Makes an Unexpected Call

Happy Jack Squirrel

Helps Unc" Billy Possum

Happy Jack Squirrel"s Bright Idea