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 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. 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. 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. Helen 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.īorn into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She later went on to publish more than twenty tales & collections of rhymes.Īge Rating: 3–12+ / Preschool - 2+ / Lexile Measure 890L 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', first published in 1902, was her first book.

What started as an endearing story about a bunny rabbit would soon become the first ember for the illustrious series that is 'The World of Beatrix Potter', and a story which has endured retelling after retelling at bedtimes all over the world.īeatrix Potter (1866–1943) loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The world that Peter Rabbit first introduced to us in 1902 is still today one of Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved worlds. Benjamin Bunny finds out what they have been up to! McGregor's vegetable garden, and what happens to them when they meet a cat! And perhaps even more frightening, what happens to the two cheeky bunnies when Old Mr. In this tale, we hear all about his and Peter's adventures in Mr.

Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character since this book's first publication in 1904. Meet Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit's cousin!

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