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The Original Peter Rabbit Miniature Collection - Timmy Tiptoes
Four of Beatrix Potter's most popular tales- Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, The Flopsy Bunnies , and Mrs. Tittlemouse -are together as miniaturized paperbacks in an appealing slipcase that celebrates the 100th birthday of The Tale of Peter Rabbit . Appealingly-sized and attractively priced, these four tiny tales are a perfect stocking stuffer or Hanukkah present.
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First published January 1, 1909
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Beatrix Potter
3,368 books2,147 followersHelen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who is best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.
Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.
In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.
Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.
In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.
Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.
Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.
In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.
Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.
In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.
Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.
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January 7, 2021
Note: This review is for The Original Peter Rabbit Miniature Collection 5 (despite this page possibly being for the 1st collection not the fifth)- the ISBNs on the back of The Tale Of Mr. Tod and The Tale Of Pigling Bland both link to this book page, whereas the ISBNs on the other two books link to the books themselves.
The novel part of this collection of four of Beatrix Potter's tales is that they are in miniature. Unfortunately, this doesn't do much for them since it is harder to see her beautiful drawings. The books included are The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, which is very short and not very good, The Tale Of Pigling Bland, which is longer than the standard Potter tale and has several intriguing but deliberately coy ideas in it, The Tale Of Mr. Tod, another surprisingly long tale and a full-on thriller, and Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, which are some tiny little poems. This is a really odd collection to put together. Bad Rabbit and Apply Dapply are very short and clearly aimed at a young audience, whereas Pigling Bland and Mr. Tod are much longer and aimed at an older audience, so why sandwich them together? Unless it was to have something there for siblings of different ages.
The Tale Of Mr. Tod is not a very nice story - Potter claims that she usually writes about nice characters, which isn't true at all, but I guess what she means is she doesn't normally write about characters who would actually kill the characters from her other books. It is a shame though to paint foxes and badgers as completely horrible creatures. She really seems to have a grudge against badgers in particular. I guess one dug up her garden before she wrote this. It is an exciting story though, with both a baby rabbit abduction/rescue plot and a long-winded prank/murder plot to fill the length.
The Tale Of Pigling Bland is a little bit weirder, because it is one of those ones with humans in it, and it is never entirely clear what place pigs hold in the Potter-verse. Clearly some people turn them into bacon, but I think this is a sort of evil-murderer-down-a-dark-alley type thing rather than accepted by society, since pigs like all animals here talk and wear clothes and walk on their hind legs like people. It feels a little odd that everything in the story is so cagey, it is never entirely clear if Pigling knows what is happening and the happy ending is very rushed and vague, but the important part is that two piglets escape being murdered.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this miniature collection and I think it would make more sense to just buy the normal books, which are pocket-sized anyway. And I wouldn't bother with the two shorter stories which really weren't interesting. But the two longer ones are entertaining.
The novel part of this collection of four of Beatrix Potter's tales is that they are in miniature. Unfortunately, this doesn't do much for them since it is harder to see her beautiful drawings. The books included are The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, which is very short and not very good, The Tale Of Pigling Bland, which is longer than the standard Potter tale and has several intriguing but deliberately coy ideas in it, The Tale Of Mr. Tod, another surprisingly long tale and a full-on thriller, and Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, which are some tiny little poems. This is a really odd collection to put together. Bad Rabbit and Apply Dapply are very short and clearly aimed at a young audience, whereas Pigling Bland and Mr. Tod are much longer and aimed at an older audience, so why sandwich them together? Unless it was to have something there for siblings of different ages.
The Tale Of Mr. Tod is not a very nice story - Potter claims that she usually writes about nice characters, which isn't true at all, but I guess what she means is she doesn't normally write about characters who would actually kill the characters from her other books. It is a shame though to paint foxes and badgers as completely horrible creatures. She really seems to have a grudge against badgers in particular. I guess one dug up her garden before she wrote this. It is an exciting story though, with both a baby rabbit abduction/rescue plot and a long-winded prank/murder plot to fill the length.
The Tale Of Pigling Bland is a little bit weirder, because it is one of those ones with humans in it, and it is never entirely clear what place pigs hold in the Potter-verse. Clearly some people turn them into bacon, but I think this is a sort of evil-murderer-down-a-dark-alley type thing rather than accepted by society, since pigs like all animals here talk and wear clothes and walk on their hind legs like people. It feels a little odd that everything in the story is so cagey, it is never entirely clear if Pigling knows what is happening and the happy ending is very rushed and vague, but the important part is that two piglets escape being murdered.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this miniature collection and I think it would make more sense to just buy the normal books, which are pocket-sized anyway. And I wouldn't bother with the two shorter stories which really weren't interesting. But the two longer ones are entertaining.
April 6, 2023
As Beatrix Potter stories go, this is one of the longer ones and very nicely illustrated on almost every page. The plot makes a reasonable story, is moderately pacy for Victorian times and I guess there's a moral somewhere in it too. It's also a very safe bedtime story without any peril. One of her better books although I can't really imagine many modern children being spellbound. 4/5
January 19, 2025
I grew up with Peter Rabbit stories, but I've not been familiar with her other characters. Watching the biographical film Miss Potter inspired me to have a look at some of the other critters, and Jemima's story is as fine as I expected. The story can be enjoyed by young and old, and the illustrations are timelessly beautiful. What else could one want?
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August 2, 2020Adorable, of course. 🤗
January 16, 2025
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October 14, 2014
I rediscovered this collection whilst sorting out my old room at home.
As an adult you can read these in a matter of minutes but as a child I used to love these little books. The charm of Beatrix Potter shines through and the tiny size meant that I could taken them everywhere with me as they fit into most pockets!
I have no idea if you can still get the collection in this format but if you can I would recommend it as they are great fun for children.
As an adult you can read these in a matter of minutes but as a child I used to love these little books. The charm of Beatrix Potter shines through and the tiny size meant that I could taken them everywhere with me as they fit into most pockets!
I have no idea if you can still get the collection in this format but if you can I would recommend it as they are great fun for children.
January 29, 2013
Loved all four miniature books. They are adorable.
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