The Books of Beatrix Potter
Growing Up With the Beatrix Potter Books
Growing up with the Beatrix Potter books was extremely special to me. You see one of the characters names in the Peter Rabbit book became a part of my daily life. In our discussion today, we will take a look at some of the wonderful books that she has written as well as some a little bit about the life of Beatrix Potter.
Book #1 – Peter Rabbit
This book is a book about 4 rabbits, namely Flopsy, Mopsey, Cotton-tail and Peter. Mopsey became the name of my dog that lived with us from the time that I was 3 years old until I was well into my teen years. Now the book of Peter Rabbit tells about all of the various escapades that Peter Rabbit got into when his mother went out “shopping”. The adventures of Peter Rabbit and his run-in with Mr. MacGregor is probably one of my all time favorite books.
Book #2 – The Pie and the Patty Pan
This is a wonderful little story of a cat named Ribby and a dog name Duchess. Now Ribby had decided to invite Duchess over for afternoon tea. Duchess accepted the invitation, but really hoped that Ribby would not fix a mouse pie. The rest of the story tells how Duchess tried to sneak into each Ribby’s house and fix the pie that she wanted to eat at the tea party and what happened at the tea party.
Book #3 – Miss Moppett
This book is a cute little story about Miss Moppett the cat, and how she tried to catch the mouse. Did she finally catch him or did he really catch her? This is a short but very cute book written for children that you should read to enjoy the relationships between cats and mice. Now we have just mentioned three books that Beatrix Potter has written. What is so fascinating is that Beatrix Potter also illustrated her own books. Born and raised in England, she and her brother were allowed to keep a lot of different animals. It was these animals that she drew her characters from in several of her books. Beatrix Potter is also known for a book known as the Secret Code. This book was actually a book about her daily life that she kept in journal form and also wrote in secret code. About 15 or 20 years after her death it was decoded. The Beatrix Potter books represent both the writing and the artistic talents that she possessed and are books that all young children should be exposed to.
