Loony Coon

by Sam Campbell

Antics of a frolicking raccoon! Raccoons are notorious for their mischief and 'streetwise' animal antics, but seldom has there been a raccoon that could match the career of Loony Coon. Life for the otters, geese, deer, skunks, and porcupines of the Campbells' wilderness home was always unpredictable when this bundle of energy was in town. So join in the fun, spills, and porcupine quills-the misadventures of Loony Coon -- told in the wonderful Sam Campbell style. Paperback, 236 pages. AB Publishing.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Samuel Arthur Campbell was born August 1, 1895 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois. He was the youngest of two children born to Arthur J. and Katherine "Kittie" (née Lyman) Campbell.

Sam Campbell was many things including a writer, lecturer, photographer, and diligent student of nature. He studied wild animals from his home, which he called the Sanctuary of Wegimind, and during his various travels.

Sam been cited the finest ever in writing about nature, forest, and wildlife. Sam, the genial "philosopher of the forest", was known to more families and young people than any other author-lecturer. Hundreds of schools and audiences demanded his return year after year.

Campbell died April 13, 1962 in Barrington, Illinois.

Also visit the website : http://philosopheroftheforest.com/