Edmund Selous's "Tommy Smith's Animals" is a collection of short stories written for children. The tales revolve around animals and convey various life lessons, making them ideal bedtime reading for animal-loving children. Contents include: "The Meeting", "The Frog and the Toad", "The Rook", "The Rat", "The Hare", "The Grass-snake and Adder", "The Peewit", "The Mole", "The Woodpigeon", "The Squirrel", "The Barn-owl", and "The Leave-taking". Edmund Selous (1857 - 1934) was a British writer, ornithologist, and younger brother of the famous big-game hunter Frederick Selous. Other notable works by this author include "Beautiful Birds" (1901), "Bird Watching" (1901), and "Bird Life Glimpses" (1905). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.