The product range continues to grow today with licences around the world including baby clothing and bedding, nursery decor products and collectables. She launched the now vast merchandise programme by patenting the very first Peter Rabbit doll in 1903. With revenue from the sales of her books, Beatrix Potter bought a farm – Hill Top – in the English Lake District, where she later became a farmer and prize-winning sheep breeder.

Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood.

Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs. The story also features Beatrix’s own sheepdog, Kep, who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate!īeatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors of all time. Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter, who lived at her farm, Hill Top. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place.

All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. 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. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. 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. 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. 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.

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