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At Home with Beatrix Potter: The Creator of Peter Rabbit
by
Susan Denyer
The creator of Peter Rabbit, Samuel Whiskers, and Jemima Puddle-Duck, Beatrix Potter (18661942) is one of the best-loved children's book authors of all time. Yet few in America are aware of the role she played in protecting some of England's most beautiful landscapes and in designing romantic interiors and a lovely garden at Hill Top, her beloved Lake District farmhouse.
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Paperback, 144 pages
Published
April 1st 2004
by ABRAMS
(first published 2000)
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Any fan of Beatrix Potter's work should read this book. The author, Susan Denyer, worked for the National Trust and was involved in the restoration of the interior of Potter's Hill Top Farm house. She also set up the Beatrix Potter Gallery in Hawkshead. Denyer knew what she was writing about when she put this book about Beatrix Potter's beloved Hill Top Farm together. And what a lovely book it is.
Filled with gorgeous photographs and artwork this book takes the reader on a very detailed tour of H...more
Filled with gorgeous photographs and artwork this book takes the reader on a very detailed tour of H...more
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Actually, what's not to like about England???? Having visited Potter's Hill Top home and village, I found the the book a lovely reminder of the setting which had been a trip back into childhood, from the garden's overturned wheel barrow to the vine covered stoop in the Peter Rabbit stories. This larger picture book is a lovely, nostalgic reminder of that visit and a great complement to the recent biography of Beatrix Potter.
If you'd like to know more about Beatrix Potter's home life and her efforts to save the farms of the Lake District of England, this book is a good one.
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I wrote a complete review as the Oklahoma Gardening Examiner @
http://www.examiner.com/x-711-Oklahom... if you want to take a look.
This is a look at the homes and farms of Beatrix Potter's life. It was a lot of fun to see how these places influenced her drawings in her books. Don't know if it is for everyone, but if you love BP then you will enjoy this book.
I love Beatrix Potter. Her life was very interesting. This book is very informative and I love the pictures of her home and farm. I also enjoy her own illustrations and books. She was extremely talented.
A sweet pictorial showing the atmosphere Beatrix Potter was painting and writing in. It was neat to see how the the world around her inspired and made its way into her art.
Interesting book about the author of the BP series. I never realized until reading this what a legacy she had in the preservation of the Lake Region of the UK.
I enjoyed this book, especially the photography and illustrations. Beatrix was a very talented and brave women. It was interesting to read about the women behind the lovely children's books.
Great book, it made you feel like you was there at the house having a tour. Great book for fans of Beatrix Potter.
A great guide if you can't be in the Lake District & walking thru the house. It shows & explains every single dish and picture and piece of furniture. The garden section is at least informational & the pictures of the Lakes are just wonderful.
Great pictures go along with an interesting text. Beatrix Potter is one of my all-time favorite authors. I'm glad to have this book in my home library.
What a lovely book! Gorgeous color photos and reproductions of Potter's paintings and drawings, focusing on the Lake District.
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