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Peter Rabbit's Little Guide to Life
This indomitable rabbit and his friends have been in many a sticky situation over the last one-hundred years, and here they share their gained wisdom, giving advice on etiquette and the complexities of life.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1998
About the author
Beatrix Potter
3,303 books2,173 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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June 14, 2021
For those who are fans of Beatrix Potter comes this beautiful and yet quick insightful book into just some regular ways of being quite proper in society. As a result in some cases it may seem rather to be a little bit outdated in some regards and in others makes on wish that the same regards for some of these beliefs were just as high.
Although not ostensibly separated into chapters the book does come with groups of quotes and suggestions in five main categories. These categories are:
Manners
Entertaining
Housekeeping
Common Sense
Morals
As such the reader will be able to see the category in which the information is provided at the top of each page. The left page is provided to an illustration from the story that is being quoted while on the right is a portion of the story quoted, its title and then the friendly advice on how it should relate to your life when compared to the much beloved animal characters that Beatrix was known for.
Quite a lovely small etiquette book and one that is full of wise words that still needs to be passed around, especially when taking into consideration the world that we are living in.
Although not ostensibly separated into chapters the book does come with groups of quotes and suggestions in five main categories. These categories are:
Manners
Entertaining
Housekeeping
Common Sense
Morals
As such the reader will be able to see the category in which the information is provided at the top of each page. The left page is provided to an illustration from the story that is being quoted while on the right is a portion of the story quoted, its title and then the friendly advice on how it should relate to your life when compared to the much beloved animal characters that Beatrix was known for.
Quite a lovely small etiquette book and one that is full of wise words that still needs to be passed around, especially when taking into consideration the world that we are living in.
January 1, 2022
A sweet little book but I really honestly do wonder who the target audience is for it.
The extracts from the book are, obviously, lovely, but the moral guidance that accompanies it - while giving some good advice - is very haughty and old-fashioned and would go over many children's heads.
The extracts from the book are, obviously, lovely, but the moral guidance that accompanies it - while giving some good advice - is very haughty and old-fashioned and would go over many children's heads.
May 21, 2026
I love it it is teaching manners+morals+common sense
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