How did porcupines get prickles? Why do skunks have such an awful smell? It's in our nature to ponder such things...
Here are six beautifully imagined stories from a grown-up explorer of woodlands who still delights in pondering the "why" of things and sharing her own imaginative answers. Susan Beckhorn's tales are a pleasure in themselves, as well as an inspiration for readers of all ages to start composing their own "just so" stories honoring the animals of their home ground, whether that be prairie, back yard, farmland, forest, or city park.
