The Tale Of Chirpy Cricket — Arthur Scott Bailey

Arthur Scott Bailey 1877 1949 was the author of more than forty children s books Bailey s writing has been thus described by the Newark Evening News Mr Bailey centered all his plots in the animal bird and insect worlds weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won educator s approval without arousing the suspicions of his young readers He made it a habit to never write down to children and frequently used words beyond the average juvenile vocabulary believing that youngsters respond to the stimulus of the unfamiliar