A frog fishing from his lily pad boat doesn't catch any fish, but one catches him.
"The Tale of Tom Kitten" is set in the cottage garden Beatrix created herself at Hill Top, the farm she owned near the village of Sawrey. Tom and his sisters look so smart in their new clothes. When their mother sends them outside while she waits for her visitors, she couldn't possibly guess what ki[...]
"The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent h[...]
When the cupboard is bare at the Flopsy Bunny's burrow, the family all have to go in search of food. They soon find some old lettuces on Mr McGregor's rubbish heap, but who can imagine the horrors that await them as they enjoy a nap after lunch! Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny are two of Beatrix Pot[...]
Mrs Tittlemouse is a terribly tidy little wood mouse. She is always sweeping her burrow, polishing and tidying. It is an endless job and it seems that no sooner has she made a good start than another messy visitor appears to leave their muddy footprints everywhere. Beatrix Potter had in her youth ma[...]
After a terrible misunderstanding, poor Timmy Tiptoes ends up deep inside the trunk of a dead tree, with no means of getting out. Luckily, the chipmunk who lived there was very friendly and kind to Timmy. Before long, a strong wind blows the top off the dead tree trunk, but poor Timmy can't get hims[...]
Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well, so did Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie. One was a town mouse and one was a country mouse, and when they end up in each other's worlds, they soon discover that they were much happier where they started! "The Ta[...]
"The Tale of Mr Tod" brings back Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains. Fortunately Tommy Brock the badger and Mr. Tod the fox dislike each other so much that Tommy Brock kidnaps Benjamin's young famil[...]
"The Tale of Pigling Bland" was published the year the Beatrix Potter was married and settled down to farming life for good. She had already been keeping pigs and she sketched them for this story, using her own farmyard as the setting. One little black pig was a household pet and features as the 'pe[...]
A little kitten gets lost and his mother and cousin find him made up into a roly-poly pudding.
A most genteel little dog and cat become distraught when a patty-pan is found to be missing and feared swallowed.[...]
Ginger and Pickles (a terrier and a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there, but they were less keen to pay for them and ran up a great deal of credit, making poor Ginger and Pickles lives very difficult indeed. "The Tale of Ginger & Pickles" is numb[...]
The setting of "Little Pig Robinson" is based on various English seaside towns where she spent holidays when she was young. It tells the charming story of an adventurous pig who sets off on an incredible voyage aboard the 'Pound of Candles'. "The Tale of Little Pig Robinson" is number nineteen in "B[...]
This, along with "The Tale of Miss Moppet", was intended for very young children. It is a simple tale of what befalls a rude little rabbit that doesn't say 'please' before he takes something that belongs to someone else. "The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit" is number 20 in Beatrix Potter's series of 2[...]
This, along with "The Tale of The Fierce Bad Rabbit," was intended for very young children. It recounts the tale of a pussy cat, Miss Moppet, chasing a mouse. It turns out to be a bit of a battle of wits, and who do you think will win? "The Story of Miss Moppet" is number 21 in "Beatrix Potter's" se[...]
Beatrix Potter gathered material for a book of rhymes over many years. In 1917, when her publisher was in financial difficulties and needed her help, she suggested that Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes could be brought out quickly, using her existing collection of rhymes and drawings. The fact that th[...]
"Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes" is a sequel to "Beatrix Potter's" first rhyme collection, "Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes". Like the previous book it contains material she had produced and collected over a period of many years. The "Cecily Parsley" sequence of illustrations, for example, were firs[...]
Introduce children to one of the most popular children's characters ever with this lovely new Peter Rabbit gift package. A beautiful high quality plush Peter Rabbit is packaged with the original and authorized edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit to create a classic gift perfect for the newest fan.[...]
This updated Peter Rabbit touch and feel book is packed with eleven different textures for little hands to explore. From a rough tortoise shell and crinkly lettuce leaves to the fluffy feathers of Jemima Puddle-duck's chicks, every page features a different feel.With Beatrix Potter's original illust[...]
Adventurous Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother and wanders into Mr. McGregor's garden, in a charming board-book version of the classic tale which contains simplified text and original illustrations.[...]
A charming board-book version of the classic tale--which contains simplified text and original illustrations--relates how the barnyard collie and pups rescue Jemima Puddle-Duck from the fox's cooking pot.[...]
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" first appeared in 1902 and made its author, Beatrix Potter, a household name. This special gift edition, a replica of the very first edition of the book, features a glamorous silver foil jacket to commemorate the release of the film "Miss Potter, " which tells the story of[...]
Enjoy the original Beatrix Potter tales, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and "The Tale of Jamima Puddle-duck" in this beautiful storybook and CD set. Tales are read by Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor who play Beatrix Potter and Norman Warne in the upcoming feature film "Miss Potter."
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Newly reissued with the classic cover design, Beatrix Potter's four stories featuring Peter Rabbit are brought together in one volume, so that Peter's escapades can be read as a continuous saga. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" and "The Tale of M[...]
Ten of Beatrix Potter's most popular tales are brought together in this beautiful jacketed hardcover treasury. The tales trace the life of Beatrix Potter from her first publication in of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" 1902 to her later tales set around her farm, "Hill Top." A wonderful illustrated intro[...]