Bedtime Tales

Beatrix Potter

nov. 2015 · Solgt af Penguin

Om denne e-bog

Abridged versions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck are packed into one book for your bedtime reading pleasure. In Bedtime Tales, you'll escape Mr. McGregor's garden with Peter Rabbit, get trapped under a pot with a cat on top with Benjamin Bunny, confound Old Brown with Squirrel Nutkin's riddles, and hatch four new chicks with Jemima Puddle-Duck. Though best when read before bed, this book is perfect for lap reading at any time of the day. So, snuggle up with your favorite Peter Rabbit fan and enjoy a classic tale!

Om forfatteren

Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, at No. 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. Beatrix Potter discovered her love of nature on annual summer holidays in Scotland and the Lake District.  On September 4, 1893, Beatrix sat down to write a picture letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her ex-governess, all about a naughty rabbit called Peter. Noel was ill in bed and so Beatrix wrote to him: "My dear Noel, I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits. . . . " Some years later, Beatrix thought of publishing the story as a book. She rewrote it into an exercise book and sent it to six publishers. It was rejected by every one of them. It was not until Beatrix had printed the book herself that Frederick Warne agreed to publish it. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published in 1902, costing one shilling (the equivalent of just 5 pence today), and became one of the most famous stories ever written. Many of Beatrix's later books were set at Hill Top—the rats that infested the farm inspired The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, Tom Kitten and his sisters climb up the rockery wall at the bottom of Hill Top garden, and Ginger and Pickles.