Four Color #847

Part of Dell's Nature Classic line, this 1957 adaptation of Walt Disney's Perri: A True-Life Fantasy brings the forest to vivid life with a cover by Taylor Oughton featuring two squirrels amid autumn branches and richly colored fall foliage on a warm golden background. A tagline on the cover promises "the intimate life of a winsome squirrel as she sees it and lives it in a remote forest recess," setting an inviting, quietly adventurous tone. August Lenox handles the interior story and art, making this a charming ten-cent slice of Disney's nature storytelling.