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Love from Peter Rabbit
Say "I love you" to that special somebunny in your life!
Celebrate all things love with this charming little book featuring original artwork by Beatrix Potter. A great gift for Valentine's Day—or any day!
Celebrate all things love with this charming little book featuring original artwork by Beatrix Potter. A great gift for Valentine's Day—or any day!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2017
54 people want to read
About the author
Beatrix Potter
3,367 books2,151 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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February 6, 2021
It’s more a greeting card book and perfect for Valentine’s Day! Colorful illustrations accompanying a verse of caring adoration and nurturing love. Sweetness abounds with Peter hoping through.
April 17, 2018
A pretty and very sweet book. Though it reads sort of like a Hallmark card, you can't argue with the sentiment. I love the muted palette and limited color choices.
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January 31, 2018"Love is our adventure" This book is an expression of love through simple poetry. It is the perfect way to say I love you to that special little person in your life!
January 17, 2018
Rhyming text tells of the many ways love makes the day better. Sometimes the love is parent to child, sometimes between peers or siblings. Sweet images of Flopsy, Mopsy Cottontail, and Peter, along with their mother, depict the concepts in the poem. Flowers and other nature elements round out the decorations in a palette of pink, periwinkle, pale orange, and golden green. The small format (not quite 6” x 7”) makes it easy for small hands to hold. The words are soothing. Short and sweet, this might make a nice bedtime read when you little one asks for ‘just one more book.’
For parents with children 5 years old and younger, public libraries with larger collections. This is a warm fuzzy type of book that might be well received as a baby shower gift, or as a gift from a very young person to mom on Mother’s Day.
For parents with children 5 years old and younger, public libraries with larger collections. This is a warm fuzzy type of book that might be well received as a baby shower gift, or as a gift from a very young person to mom on Mother’s Day.
January 18, 2018
Very nice - it reads rather like a "romantic" poem, but I suppose it could be about siblings or parent/child if you squint. Quite treacly, but it certainly doesn't pretend it's anything other than a way to tell someone you love them.
February 22, 2018
Cute new book using the illustrations of Beatrix Potter as the background for a story about love.
Though for kids, I feel that this would be a cute offering between a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/ wife to express one's feelings without a lot of mushiness thrown in.
Though for kids, I feel that this would be a cute offering between a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/ wife to express one's feelings without a lot of mushiness thrown in.
January 30, 2018
A love poem with illustrations from Peter Rabbit.
February 21, 2018
Goodness that cursive is difficult to read sometimes.
February 7, 2019
Beautiful drawings!
February 7, 2019
This is pretty cute.
October 3, 2021
Nice read!
October 14, 2022
Beautiful, sweet little book!
February 7, 2026
I read this to my little brother as something short and sweet since we are nearing Valentine's day. ♡
March 4, 2024
oh dear i want to give it to u
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