Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters

The Common Wild Ones are Far More Intelligent and Amusing than the Fancy Variety



Beatrix Potter's stories were written for children; not made to order. They are based on her day-to-day expériences as a single child. Simple, playful, Imaginative & lively Qualities.

Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit's name is based on Beatrix Potter pet rabbit she used to have as a child. He wears a blue jacket and shoes, and live in a rabbit hole that has human furnitures.

“This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers and his claws and his turned-up tail.”  -Peter Rabbit

'' Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several buttons burst off. His mother sewed them on again.'' - Tom Kitten

'' She tried to hide her eggs; but they were always found and carried off. Jemima Puddle-duck became quite desperate.'' -Jemina Puddle-Duck

Most famous:

- The Tale of Peter Rabbit

- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

- The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck

- The Tale of Tom Kitten

Exhibition at The Morgan Library, New York