Billy Mink


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(4.6 stars; 45 reviews)

“The stranger and the unknown must be always looked on with distrust.” --  Billy Mink

The Green Forest and the Smiling Pool are full of adventure for Billy Mink and his animal friends – Bobby Coon, Jerry Muskrat, Juniper Hare and the others. But, danger lurks with a plot from the Robber Rats. How will Billy Mink win the day?

This is the first of the "Smiling Pool Series" of stories by prolific author of 150 animal books for children, Thornton W. Burgess.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 19 min)

Chapters

Billy Mink Becomes Suspicious 3:47 Read by Nan Dodge
Billy Finds a Trap 3:49 Read by Nan Dodge
Billy Outwits the Trapper 3:24 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Finds Some Queer Fences 3:19 Read by Heather Eney
A Moonlight Visit 3:28 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Warns Bobby Coon 2:59 Read by KuyaCarrot
Bobby and Billy Put Their Heads Together 2:34 Read by KuyaCarrot
What Bobby Coon and Billy Mink Did 3:31 Read by Heather Eney
Bobby Coon Gets a Fright 3:31 Read by Heather Eney
Billy and Bobby Warn Their Friends 3:11 Read by Heather Eney
Billy and Little Joe Decide to Go Visiting 3:01 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Has the Wandering Foot 2:37 Read by KuyaCarrot
Billy Makes Himself at Home 2:43 Read by KuyaCarrot
Billy Has Good Hunting 3:30 Read by Natalia
A Den of Robbers 3:17 Read by Natalia
A Robber Meeting 3:17 Read by Natalia
The Robbers Decide to Fight 3:25 Read by Natalia
The Rats Plan to Kill Billy Mink 3:25 Read by Aric Reed
The Danger Signal 3:24 Read by Aric Reed
Why the Plans of the Rats Failed 3:12 Read by Heather Eney
The Rats Leave the Big Barn 3:12 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Mink’s Surprise 3:28 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Hunts in Vain 3:09 Read by Heather Eney
Where the Rats Were 3:00 Read by Heather Eney
The Farmer and His Wife Are in Despair 2:53 Read by Heather Eney
The Rats Start a Fire 3:05 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Is Discovered 3:30 Read by Heather Eney
The Farmer Guesses the Truth 3:20 Read by Heather Eney
The Farmer Makes Friends with Billy 3:17 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Lives High 2:47 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Trails His Breakfast 3:10 Read by Heather Eney
Billy Makes a Discovery 3:43 Read by Nichole Kristen
The Farmer Sees a Strange Sight 3:34 Read by Nichole Kristen
Billy Goes Home 4:15 Read by Nichole Kristen
Billy Mink Is Quick 4:12 Read by Michelle Mandrell
A Heap of Snow Comes to Life 4:50 Read by mleigh
Jumper the Hare Has a Bad Hour 4:54 Read by mleigh
Jumper Is in a Dreadful State of Mind 4:10 Read by mleigh
An Enemy Proves a Friend 5:05 Read by mleigh
Something Billy Mink Didn’t Know 4:22 Read by Larry Wilson

Reviews

multiple readers rougg on the ears


(3.5 stars)

Good story. Having multiple readers was hard to listen to. Many of the readers should be replaced.

entertaining and educational.


(4 stars)

We learned a lot about minks, and had a few laughs.

We love the books but some of the readers were difficult to hear


(4 stars)


(5 stars)

good job . very good ⁵story 9