The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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4.2 • 563 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a British children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother who puts him to bed after dosing him with camomile tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut. It has been translated into 36 languages and with 45 million copies sold it is one of the best-selling books of all time. The book has generated considerable merchandise over the decades since its release for both children and adults with toys, dishes, foods, clothing, videos and other products made available. Potter was one of the first to be responsible for such merchandise when she patented a Peter Rabbit doll in 1903 and followed it almost immediately with a Peter Rabbit board game.
Customer Reviews
Nice
It’s a very nice book to read. It’s as good as a bedtime story. Everyone should read this book for sure.
Book Review
The best book of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter’s amazing Peter
It is a really cheerful and nostalgic book for young readers. It also teaches us a lesson as to always listen to your mothers as they are always right. It is fun to read and I really like the part where he starts running all over the garden. I would recommend it to all children below the fifth grade. I myself am in the seventh grade and enjoyed reading it. It will do wonders to young readers and make them find the joy of reading. Even those who detest reading would find it quite funny and develop a little interest for reading. Peter is very cute in this book and so are his three siblings. Good luck to enthusiastic readers and hope the find the joy and fun of reading the wonderful and interesting books written by Beatrix Potter. It is also a really good store for vocabulary which anyone would say is really important in a children’s book. Good luck and keep reading. :) :) :)