Old and ill, the tailor is in a fix. In retaliation for releasing a batch of mice, Simpkin the cat has hidden the tailor's last skein of cherry-colored thread. Now the tailor will be unable to finish the new waistcoat promised to the Mayor of Gloucester. Colorful music by The Chieftans evokes the period, flavor, and subtle humor of this wry tale. Full-color book.
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Originally privately printed in 1902, this was Beatrix Potter's favourite of her 23 little Tales. Printed by Frederick Warne a year later, 2003 now sees the celebration of 100 years of The Tailor of Gloucester.
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In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester. He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.
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Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)was a writer and illustrator. The Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist was a particular source of her inspiration, and her passion for the natural world lay behind the creation of her famous little books.
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A classic for slightly older children,
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This review is from: The Tailor of Gloucester (The 23 Tales No.3) (Hardcover)
This is my favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, and I probably read all of them as a child. It's ideal for a slightly older child. A very sweet story of a tailor, his cat, and a group of mice who save his business when he is too ill to work.
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It would be almost impossible to pick a favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, but if I had to, this would be it. The story and the artwork combine to make a perfect children's (or adult's)book.
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The books are in wonderful condition but I was disappointed to see that the illustrations are in black and white.
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IN THE TIME of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tip tap, more twist, little mice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tailor of Gloucester, Mayor of Gloucester New!
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IN THE TIME of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tip tap, more twist, little mice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tailor of Gloucester, Mayor of Gloucester New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Writing for Children (Plume) by Jane Thayer on page 10, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter in Front Matter, page 37, and page 385
- Once Upon a Time in Great Britain: A Travel Guide to the Sights and Settings of Your Favorite Children's Stories by Melanie Wentz in Front Matter, page 101, and page 196
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