author
Ethel Twycross Foster
1881–1963
Step into a child’s-eye view of the Arizona desert, where Mary’s adventures unfold among road-runners, rabbits, trade rats, and other remarkable wildlife. Ethel Twycross Foster’s gentle stories blend imagination, nature, and everyday desert life.
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Little tales of the desert
by Ethel Twycross Foster
About the author
Ethel Twycross Foster (1881–1963) is best known for Little Tales of The Desert, an early-20th-century collection of children’s stories set in the Arizona desert. The book follows a young girl named Mary as she explores the landscape with her family and encounters the region’s distinctive animals and plants.
The collection includes stories about desert celebrations, trade rats, rabbits, a dangerous pet, Palm Springs, and the road-runner. Foster’s writing combines gentle adventure with close attention to wildlife, encouraging curiosity, resilience, friendship, and appreciation for the natural world.