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The Tale of Peter Rabbit and 20 Other Children Stories
Beatrix Potter (1866 1943) was an English author best known for children books featuring animals. Potters most famous stories are the ageless classics The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. This edition of Potters The Tale of Peter Rabbit and 20 Other Children Stories includes a table of contents.
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100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 21, 2014
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Beatrix Potter
3,323 books2,135 followersHelen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who is best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.
Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.
In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.
Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.
In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.
Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.
Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.
In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.
Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.
In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.
Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.
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May 17, 2022
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April 13, 2023
Title: Peter Rabbit & Other Stories
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Publisher: Alison Larkin Presents
Length: Approximately 3 hours and 46 minutes
Source: Review Copy from Alison Larkin Presents. Thank-you!
Do you have a favorite Beatrix Potter story?
I used to read and love a treasury of Beatrix Potter stories as a child. It was given to me by my beloved Great Grandparents. I was excited to listen to this collection of stories again the week before Easter and I also enjoyed thumbing through my old copy and looking at the beautiful illustrations as well. My husband and I read the tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny with our kids, but I had forgotten a lot of the other stories.
The stories included with this collection included:
he Tale of Peter Rabbi"
"The Tailor of Gloucester"
"The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"
"The Tale of Two Bad Mice"
"The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle"
"The Pie and the Patty-Pan"
"The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher"
"The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"
"The Story of Miss Moppet"
"The Tale of Tom Kitten"
"The Tale of Jeminia Puddle-duck"
"The Roly-Poly Pudding"
"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"
"The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse"
"The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"
"The Tale of Mr Tod"
"The Tale of Pigling Bland"
"Alison Larkin interviews Peter Rabbit"
"The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear
I enjoyed the entertaining interview with Peter Rabbit at the end. I also loved the “Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” and “The Tale of Mr. Tod”. I didn’t remember that Peter Rabbit’s sister Flopsy marries Benjamin Bunny. Of course, their children get into many scrapes. The stories were fun and delightful.
It did make me laugh wondering if Peter Rabbit will be banned next after the beginning of the story has Peter’s father’s demise by Mr. McGregor and becoming his supper. There are other items like that through the story. I looked it up and Peter Rabbit was banned in England in the 1980s because the characters were too middle classed. It was also banned in China because the animals were wearing clothes and acting like humans.
Alison Larkin is my favorite audiobook narrator. She was a delight to listen to narrating this audiobook.
I couldn't find this edition in Goodreads and it wouldn't let me import it!
My original review was first posted on my blog at: https://lauragerold.blogspot.com/2023...
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Publisher: Alison Larkin Presents
Length: Approximately 3 hours and 46 minutes
Source: Review Copy from Alison Larkin Presents. Thank-you!
Do you have a favorite Beatrix Potter story?
I used to read and love a treasury of Beatrix Potter stories as a child. It was given to me by my beloved Great Grandparents. I was excited to listen to this collection of stories again the week before Easter and I also enjoyed thumbing through my old copy and looking at the beautiful illustrations as well. My husband and I read the tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny with our kids, but I had forgotten a lot of the other stories.
The stories included with this collection included:
he Tale of Peter Rabbi"
"The Tailor of Gloucester"
"The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"
"The Tale of Two Bad Mice"
"The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle"
"The Pie and the Patty-Pan"
"The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher"
"The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"
"The Story of Miss Moppet"
"The Tale of Tom Kitten"
"The Tale of Jeminia Puddle-duck"
"The Roly-Poly Pudding"
"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"
"The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse"
"The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"
"The Tale of Mr Tod"
"The Tale of Pigling Bland"
"Alison Larkin interviews Peter Rabbit"
"The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear
I enjoyed the entertaining interview with Peter Rabbit at the end. I also loved the “Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” and “The Tale of Mr. Tod”. I didn’t remember that Peter Rabbit’s sister Flopsy marries Benjamin Bunny. Of course, their children get into many scrapes. The stories were fun and delightful.
It did make me laugh wondering if Peter Rabbit will be banned next after the beginning of the story has Peter’s father’s demise by Mr. McGregor and becoming his supper. There are other items like that through the story. I looked it up and Peter Rabbit was banned in England in the 1980s because the characters were too middle classed. It was also banned in China because the animals were wearing clothes and acting like humans.
Alison Larkin is my favorite audiobook narrator. She was a delight to listen to narrating this audiobook.
I couldn't find this edition in Goodreads and it wouldn't let me import it!
My original review was first posted on my blog at: https://lauragerold.blogspot.com/2023...
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews