Get ready for the first day of school with Peter Rabbit! Peter is starting forest school with Benjamin Bunny, and he couldn’t be more thrilled–he wants to learn about all the things the woods have to offer. But when Peter realizes that his sisters won’t be there, he gets nervous. What will he do without them? Luckily, Mrs. Rabbit reassures him and shows him that school’s not so scary, after all! With Eleanor Taylor’s humorous illustrations of Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters, this charming tale mirrors young children’s experiences of trying new things and getting over first-day jitters.
Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, at No 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. She loved nature and drawing as a child. In 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….” And that’s how The Tale of Peter Rabbit was created. It wasn’t until 1902 that Frederick Warne published what would become one of the most beloved stories in children’s books.
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