The Complete Tales: The 23 Original Peter Rabbit Books & 4 Unpublished Works

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"I cannot draw you a picture of Peter and Benjamin underneath the basket," writes Beatrix Potter in <i>The Tale of Benjamin Bunny</i>, "because it was quite dark, and because the smell of onions was fearful; it made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry." Beatrix Potter's animal stories, the first of which was published in 1902, have been a joy to generations of young readers. This deluxe volume collects all of Beatrix Potter's 23 tales and verses together -complete and unabridged -in one book. All the original illustrations, both colour and black and white, are included. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published to enable them to be read in the proper sequence, from <i>A Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> to <i>The Tale of Little Pig Robinson</i>. Beatrix Potter's tales were often connected with real places, people, or animals, so each story also includes a brief introductory note about its history. For example, "The story of naughty Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor's garden first appeared in a picture letter Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel Moore, the young son of her former governess, in 1893." In addition to the original 23 tales, this edition contains two early narrative picture sequences, <i>Three Little Mice</i> and <i>The Rabbit's Christmas Party</i>. And, there are two charming little stories, <i>The Sly Old Cat</i> and <i>The Fox and the Stork</i>, which were originally intended to be worked up into books, but remained unpublished. This beautiful introduction to the world of Beatrix Potter is sure to remain on the family bookshelf for generations to come. (Baby to Preschool)