This collection of Raccoon Stories explores the adventures of Fatty Coon and Mr. Raccoon, presenting themes of curiosity, mischief, and survival in the forest. These tales follow the antics of these raccoons as they interact with other forest animals and occasionally clash with Farmer Green.
In The Tale of Fatty Coon: The Tracks In The Snow, Fatty mistakenly believes he has discovered a monster’s tracks, only to realize it was Farmer Green’s snowshoes. Other stories, such as Fatty Coon: Fatty Grows Even Fatter and The Tale of Fatty Coon: The Loggers Come, depict Fatty’s food-seeking adventures that often lead to trouble. Fatty Coon: The Loggers Come sees Fatty sneak into a camp for food, only to burn his feet.
Themes of friendship and mischief are prominent, as seen in Fatty Coon Meets Jimmy Rabbit, where Fatty is humorously tricked into becoming a “barber pole.” In Forty Fat Turkeys, Jasper Jay’s news of Farmer Green’s turkeys lures Fatty into yet another risky escapade. Stories such as Johnnie Green Loses His Pet show Fatty narrowly escaping capture after Johnnie Green tries to make him a pet.
In Those Who Watched Mr. Raccoon and The Plaid Trousers of Mr. Raccoon, Mr. Raccoon encounters other forest animals like Reddy Fox, leading to humorous pranks and rivalry.