These beautiful little books bring Beatrix Potters delightful characters to life with all the quality & bright colours of her original exquisite watercolours. The Tale of Pigling Bland was published the year the Beatrix Potter was married & settled down to farming life for good. She had already been keeping pigs & she sketched them for this story, using her own farmyard as the setting. One little black pig was a household pet & features as the perfectly lovely Pig-wig who runs away with Pigling Bl&. The Tale of Pigling Bland is number fifteen in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books. Size 140 x 105mm Age 4 Years