The World of Beatrix Potter [Box set] [Hardcover]

Beatrix Potter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1987 | Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Potter Original

The Tale of Peter Rabbit ((The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse ((The Tale of Two Bad Mice ((The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin ((4 Vols.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Mild naughtiness is Beatrix Potter's signature, and the four small hardcover books in this charming boxed set feature some of her most roguish and endearing characters. Peter Rabbit's mother warns him not to go into Mr. McGregor's garden in The Tale of Peter Rabbit: "Your father had an accident there; and was put into a pie by Mrs. McGregor." Of course Peter disobeys and has a near-death encounter with the ornery, rake-swinging farmer! A squirrel loses his tail out of disrespect and disobedience in The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, and, in The Tale of Two Bad Mice, Hunca Munca and her husband Tom Thumb sneak into the dolls' house to steal some food. The dastardly duo leaves a trail of destruction in their wake, and ultimately must make it up to the poor dolls. In The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, polite Mrs. Tittlemouse frets over the messes that a particularly insensitive and sloppy toad, Mr. Jackson, leaves in her tidy dirt home. Having proper British manners she cannot scold him directly, so she devises an elaborate plot to keep him away. The characters washed in pastel watercolors are silly and extreme enough to give children a safe distance from their own rascally deeds. Yet the consequences are never dire--just wickedly fascinating--and laced with enough reality to teach a valuable lesson. (Ages 4 and older) --Gail Hudson

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Warne (March 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723251630
• ISBN-13: 978-0723251637
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,624,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.