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Written by Beatrix Potter - Audio book performed by Shelley Frasier - Unabridged Fiction - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 3 hours, 31 minute

Publisher, Tantor Media (2003)

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"It spoils people's clothes to squeeze under a gate; the proper way to get in, is to climb down a pear tree," said Little Benjamin Bunny. Hear Peter Rabbit outwit old Mr. McGregor and Squirrel Nutkin come within a tail's length of being an owl's dinner. Listen as a family of mice save the kind tailor of Glouster and how Peter and Benjamin Bunny battle a barn cat. Learn how two bad mice and one fierce rabbit are set on the road to honesty.

Beatrix Potter's amazing universe of animals dressed in human clothing has taught and entertained children for nearly a century. Her love of animals and children is apparent in each of these twenty-one tales.

About the Author: British author and artist Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many children's books in the late 19th century. She is best known for her enchanting tales and endearing drawings of woodland creatures in human clothes, most notably Peter Rabbit. Her stories are simple and direct; it was important to Beatrix to not write "down" to the young listener or reader. Her beloved classic stories remain popular throughout the world today.

Beatrix Potter was born on July 28th, 1866 in Kensington, London to a wealthy Victorian family. She was educated by governesses who encouraged her to write and taught her art and music. When she was 27 she drew a picture and wrote a story for a young sick friend about four little rabbits. Nine years later the now classic story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was published and it was an overnight success.

Beatrix was devastated after her fiancé and publisher, Norman Warne, fell ill and died unexpectedly. She later married a lawyer, William Heelis at the age of 47. Her literary work diminished after 1918 as her eyesight deteriorated. She devoted her last thirty years to raising Herdwick sheep and investing in real estate. Beatrix was the first president of the Herdwick Sheepbreeders' Association, which still exists today. Beatrix Potter died on December 22, 1943 in Lancashire. She bequeathed fourteen farms, including Hill Top Farm, the setting of several of her books and 4,000 acres to the British National Trust.