Series: The World Of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit
by Author Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (2002)
Mrs Thomasina Tittlemouse, a wood-mouse, lived in a funny house with yards of sandy passages among the roots of a hedge. She had a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, a larder and she slept in a little box bed in her bedroom.She was a very tidy mouse but her world was regularly disturbed by the number ...
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (2002)
I was going to give this one star, but I can't bear to give Miss Potter lower than 3. It just seems cruel, somehow. Like she'd somehow disapprove or it might make her sad. (Sorry, Miss Potter!)This book was actually not well received when it was released. Whilst Miss Potter is an adept painter of...
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (2002)
We have a little garden,A garden of our own,And every day we water thereThe seeds that we have sown.When the hummers start humming and the jays start squawking, and the woodies start pecking and the raptors start hawking, I take out my little book of Beatrix Potter verses because spring is in ful...
The Tailor of Gloucester (1992)
I enjoyed rereading Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Glouchester. In this delightful Christmas tale, readers meet a tailor, a cat named Simpkin, and some lovely mice. It begins, "In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-l...
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (2002)
I love Beatrix Potter. I love her simplicity. I love her attention to detail. I love how she makes elementary truths come alive in surprising new ways. This morning I read one of her sweet little books. It's title? The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. And I thought about how much the fierce b...
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (2002)
[Continued from here]The headset-wearing member of the household lent her reserve pair to another afflicted neighbor. And, this morning... Now who is this knocking on Cottontail's door?Tap tappit! Tap tappit! She's heard it before.But when she looks out there is nobody thereJust a returned heads...
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (2002)
This story is somewhat of a children’s thriller. Tom kitten runs away from his mother so he doesn’t have to be locked away while she is baking. He comes across his worst fear; two merciless rats who wrap him up in dough and prepare for him to be baked. Unsure of what will become of Tom kitten, c...
The Tale of Mr. Tod (2002)
we begin the story with a badger named tommy brock being entertained by old mr. bouncer, the father of benjamin bunny. mr. bouncer has been left with his grandchildren while his son and daughter-in-law are away. soon, after smoking a pipe of rabbit tobacco, mr. bouncer falls asleep while tommy is...
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1987)
In this mysterious tale the story of a friendship between a cat and a dog goes wrong when they get together for a party. While the cat enjoys mouse pie, the dog is more interested in ham and veal and claims mouse makes her very ill. However, the dog of course does not want to be rude so he sneaks...
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (2002)
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is a splendid fantasy book for children. The classic tale will enthrall children and capture their attention nicely. Beatrix Potter's beautiful illustrations shine in this book, thanks to modern printing techniques that restore her original watercolors to their origin...
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (2002)
The Tale of Lumpen Comrade Chichikov, by Comrade Nikolai B. Potter GogolAll the Bednyaks from the village came to Kulak Brown's farm bearing a gift. They bore a large pot of okroshka for the Kulak, supplicated themselves and begged that he allow them to collect seeds from his fields for the next ...
The Tale of Tom Kitten (2002)
Does someone remember the movie Despicable Me made by Disney. One fine movie and it had an adorable scene of the 3 girls being read a book by their despicable and conniving (adopted) father. The story that was read to them had three little kittens who were forced to go to bed by their mother. Let...
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (2002)
Warning: this review is very considerably longer than the book under discussion.I have no idea how old I was when I first read The Tale of Two Bad Mice. I only know it feels as familiar as family photographs. Every detail of it is so familiar that once I must have known it inside out, though I do...
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (2015)
Another wonderful helping of Miss Potter and her charming stories. Yay!Although, looking at other posters, I think I have the "complete" edition, instead of this one.This book is another simple but engaging read, with some wonderful vocabulary lessons and treats children like they actually deserv...
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (2002)
For my entire life, I have been reading Beatrix Potter's works and I had enjoyed most of the ones I had read! Now, I had picked up an old classic from my childhood, “The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher.” In this tale, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, a distinguished frog, begins having the adventure of a lifetime ...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (2002)
This is one of the children's books that I read for We Give Books, A Pearson Foundation Initiative to help children all around the world obtain books. It's an organization that gathers many campaigns in one spot on the web to encourage people to read many books for children. With every book you r...