The Beatrix Potter blog was created as a tribute to Beatrix Potter and her books. Many people experienced this magical world as children and still have very fond memories of Peter Rabbit – the 23 original stories and the 4 that remained unpublished.

Any children’s library or bookshelf in their bedroom is not complete without an assortment of Beatrix Potter books.  With their wonderful short stories of animals interacting with the human world, rising up and walking on two legs while wearing clothing similar to everyday people, they are an excellent choice for parents to read to their children as bedtime stories or anytime of the day.  The illustrations are rich with color and perspective, almost telling the reader a story within the image itself, without having to read the text that accompanies it on the page below.

Beatrix began writing her stories while watching her pets and animals around her, creating fictitious adventures for the animals to get into while maintaining animalistic personalities to go along with them.  The Tale of Peter Rabbit follows a mischievous young rabbit as he disobeys his mother’s orders and ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden.  His rabbit-like personality traits are described within the book as well as the illustrations, providing a realistic adventure that readers can picture in their minds as almost being true and possible in real life.

In The Tale of Pigling Bland, another of the very popular Beatrix Potter books, Pigling and his brother Alexander are on an adventure to the market to buy food for all the hungry piglets.  They are dressed in coats and shirts and walk with walking sticks down the road to the market and get lost in the woods.  She depicts how the animals interact with humans by having Piglings brother be taken away by the police after he gets into trouble and loses his papers.

Within the illustrations, she is able to present a depth similar to photographs where the far away background is distant and blurry and out of focus.  The colors she puts into the foreground are much richer and full of detail while the far away rolling hills and mountains are more dull, blurry, and devoid of rich colors, giving the reader the impression that the background is indeed far away, adding depth to the image.

All of the Beatrix Potter books are set around animals that walk on two legs and wear human clothing, all while retaining their animalistic personalities.  They also have occasion to interact with humans in every day settings, leaving the reader with a mysterious feeling that perhaps their pets and the animals they see around them every day might have secret lives where they may wear clothing and get into similar adventures.

Kids Review: The Tales of Beatrix Potter | Fun Kids - the ...

Check out 11-year-old Yann Atzmon's review of the DVD 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter'

Publish Date: 05/13/2011 4:32

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PopOut! returns with another Beatrix Potter classic reinvented as ...

Vancouver based Loud Crow builds upon the hugely popular and award-winning PopOut! series of interactive digital books with its latest offering, PopOut! The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. It brings Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a quirky ...

Publish Date: 05/16/2011 5:50

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PopOut! returns with another Beatrix Potter classic reinvented as ...

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin brings Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a quirky and naughty little squirrel to life with pull-tabs, spin-wheels, spring-mounted characters, and objects that literally pop out of the page. ...

Publish Date: 05/16/2011 5:40

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Beatrix Potter - The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies - Part 1

Part 1 of the classic tale by Beatrix Potter, 'The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies'.

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Beatrix Potter takes her rightful place alongside Walt Disney and the Brothers Grimm as a storyteller for children of all ages, as this delightful boxed set demonstrates. The collection includes nine 30-minute animated tales (tails?) of Peter Rabbit and crew, originally--and lovingly--produced for the BBC. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, our dear incorrigible friend Peter, along with siblings Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, is left alone for the day by their mum, who tell (more...)

(Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, born in Kensington, London best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Educated at home by a succession of governesses, she had little opportunity to mix with other children. Potter had frogs and newts, and even a pet bat. The basis of her many projects and stories were the small animals that she smuggled into the house or obser (more...)

This lavish, illustrated journal describes Beatrix Potter’s life as a young woman in Victorian England as she struggles to achieve independence and to find artistic success and romantic love. Using witty, observant commentary taken from Beatrix’s own diaries, the journal features a wealth of watercolor paintings, sketches, photographs, letters and period memorabilia to recreate the world in which she lived.

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Beatrix Potter Paper Size: 8 x 10 Children Artprint

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Grandma's Brag Book is an easy-to-carry 7.25" x 4.5" , perfect for a purse, pocket or briefcase. The timeless art of Beatrix Potter is perfectly complemented with flocked covers and layered satin and velvet ribbons. Acid-free, PVC-free photo-safe pages hold 20 photos, up to 4" x 6". Boxed for gifting, this Brag Book is also a wonderful way to share the news with a grandparent-to-be For almost 140 years, starting with the creation of the very first baby book (more...)