The Tale of Jolly Robin (Classic Reprint)

In The Tale of Jolly Robin, a bold nestling learns to face the wide world with curiosity and courage. Follow his first flights, playful tricks, and the everyday adventures that shape a brave young bird.

This classic children’s tale follows Jolly Robin as he grows from a hungry, quick-witted nestling into a confident flyer. Set in Pleasant Valley, the story blends family moments with cheeky mischief, small challenges, and a warm sense of community.

As Jolly learns to fly, makes new friends, and discovers the rhythms of life in the orchard and woods, readers meet a cast of lively neighbors. The adventures mix gentle humor with small wonders of nature, offering easy-to-follow scenes and a comforting, old‑fashioned feel.

• Young Jolly learns to fly with help from his mother and father, turning fear into skill and confidence.


• He makes friends and witnesses friends in unlikely places, from Jimmy Rabbit to the Hermit Thrush.


• Humorous misperceptions and playful pranks light up the pages, including a snowy “giant” and a four-armed illusion.


• Themes of teamwork, following parental guidance, and discovering a big world beyond the nest.

Ideal for readers of classic animal tales who enjoy gentle adventure, humor, and stories about growing up in the natural world.

Arthur Scott Bailey (November 15, 1877 – October 17, 1949) was an American writer. He was the author of more than forty children's books. He was born in St. Albans, Vermont, United States, the second child of Winfield Scott Bailey and Harriet Sarah Goodhue Bailey attended St. Albans Academy and graduated in 1896, in a class of only eleven other students. He then went on to the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, where he became involved in a fraternal organization, Sigma Phi. He left UVM in 1901 and transferred to Harvard, where he earned his bachelor's degree. After graduating Harvard in 1902, Bailey traveled to Chicago and put his knowledge of growing up in his father's store to good use, becoming a wholesale grocery merchant. This lasted until 1904, when Bailey travelled to New York City and became an editor for various publishers. Which publishers these were is unknown, with the exception of the Macaulay Company, where he was working in early 1915. His work also includes the comic strip Animal Whys, which was syndicated in 1937. Bailey was known for being an intellectual, and was a member of the Salamagundi Club of New York. In terms of religion, Bailey was a Unitarian and politically, he was a Republican of the old school. Bailey died on October 17, 1949, at 71 years of age. Allen W. Goodspeed grew up to become the Professor Emeritus of Forest Management at West Virginia University; and has a scholarship named in his honor. He died on September 30, 1991, and had 10 grandchildren.