The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Potter) [Hardcover]

Beatrix Potter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2002 | Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Potter

To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques.

The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.

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About the Author

Written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943).

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Once upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was "Ginger and Pickles".

It was a little small shop just the right size for Dolls - Lucinda and Jane Doll-cook always brought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Warne (September 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723247870
• ISBN-13: 978-0723247876
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #742,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( P ) > Potter, Beatrix

More About the Author

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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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Child's first lesson in business?, August 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Potter 23 Tales) (Hardcover)

Ginger and Pickles, a cat and dog who run a dry goods store are failing in business by giving unlimited credit. Their sales are enormous but there is never any money in the till. They restrain their natural desire to eat their rodent customers and sustain themselves by consuming inventory. Finally, they are forced to close the store when they cannot pay the annual tax bill. The store is later reopened by an enterprising chicken who gets a little flustered counting change, but nevertheless brings the story to a happy ending.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Happy Ending, March 20, 2010

By 

Darien Summers "Author of The Mischievous Har... (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) (Paperback)

Ginger and Pickles (I love those names!) are two kind hearted shop keepers that are unfortunate to be largely taken advantage of. They offer their customers credit, and those customers ultimately never end up paying Ginger and Pickles back. They end up going bankrupt and closing the store.

After the closing, the former customers of that shop end up going to the only other store in town that took advantage of the closing by raising their prices. Having to deal with this, and some of the other trade-men's unfriendly customer service policies, the animal populace rejoices when Sally Hen-penny decides to reopen Ginger and Pickles' old store. She only accepts cash, but has great prices.

In the end, the customers are happy, however, the reality of how Ginger and Pickles were walked over is never addressed. There doesn't really seem to be a moral of this story, just a happy ending. It's cute, and I think your child will enjoy the story.

Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book. The Mischievous Hare

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An okay book, July 18, 2011

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This review is from: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Kindle Edition)

If I had paid for this kindle book I would be completely disappointed! It is a short story but feels like it goes on forever. Overall the best part of the story is when Ginger and Pickles discuss their frustration on not eating the customers. Overall boring. It also mentions them selling snuff a few times. My children kept asking me what snuff was. That was the only part of the story that stood out to them. My nine year old didn't want me to finish the story and my four year old kept interrupting. Not worth keeping, we deleted it. But it is great that there are free kindle books, I guess when you download free books you will get a few duds once in awhile.