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This Beatrix Potter blog was created as a tribute to her books and her lifes accomplishments.

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The Scoop for Friday, April 1 2011

The Scoop for Friday, April 1 2011
Thoughts turn to film bunnies With this being the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, and with “Hop,” Russell Brand’s tribute to the Easter Bunny, out this weekend, it felt like the right time to get a little hopped up ourselves. Bunnies have long been a favorite subject of writers – think Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll and don’t forget American folklore’s Br’er Rabbit. They’ve had an impact on the ...
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Windermere quilters get sewing for tsunami victims
SOUTH Lakeland’s outpouring of support for grief-stricken Japan shows no sign of wavering.
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Rabbits in the movies
From 'Bambi' to 'Night of the Lepus' to Bugs Bunny, rabbits have had a place in Hollywood. The latest is 'Hop.' From 'Bambi' to 'Night of the Lepus' to Bugs Bunny, rabbits have had a place in Hollywood. The latest is 'Hop.'
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Diana Wynne Jones, Children’s Fantasy Author, Dies at 76
Ms. Jones was a creator of the Chrestomanci series and other works that imagined magical worlds with a skeptical eye.
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The Beatrix Potter Collection

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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...)

The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) [Paperback]

(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...)

Beatrix Potter: A Journal [Hardcover]

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 8 x 10 Children Art Print Poster

Beatrix Potter Paper Size: 8 x 10 Children Artprint

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C.R. Gibson Grandma’s Brag Book

From the Manufacturer

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...)

The World of Peter Rabbit Gift Box 1 (Books 1-12) (Potter) [Box set] [Hardcover]

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Beautifully designed gift box containing the first 12 of Beatrix Potter's original Peter Rabbit tales Practical Parenting 20090901

This is an attractively designed gift box with handle and gold-style clasp, suitable for a child's nursery. Containing the first 12 of "Beatrix Potter's 23 Original Peter Rabbit Tales" - "The Tales of Peter Rabbit"; "Squirrel Nutkin"; "The Tailor of Gloucester"; "Benjamin Bunny"; "Two Bad Mice"; "Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; "Mr. (more...)

The Tale of Hawthorn House (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix P) [Paperback]

From Publishers Weekly

Albert's charming fourth Beatrix Potter mystery (after 2006's The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood) finds our heroine unexpectedly in possession of a foundling child, Baby Flora. The reader knows the mysteriously twinkly Mrs. Overthewall stole Flora from her teenage mother, Emily, a maid at the gloomy and possibly haunted Hawthorn House, and left her on the Potter doorstep, but Beatrix—not having read the prologue—suspects the child of having gypsy origins. Cap (more...)

Kids Preferred The World of Beatrix Potter Collectible Peter Rabbit

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This precious collectible is based upon the main character in Beatrix Potter’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit. He stands 11" tall and is designed with fine detailing and packaged in a keepsake box with the collector in mind. Prefect for children and those young at heart. Can be used during story time or just for simple play.

This precious collectible is based upon the main character in Beatrix Potter (more...)