The Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck By Beatrix Potter (Hardback, 2002)

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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is an original classic by Beatrix Potter Poor Jemima All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace & be allowed to hatch them herself At last she flies off & finds the perfect place Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of roast duck! Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter who lived at her farm Hill Top The story also features Beatrix's own sheepdog Kep who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate! Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time From her first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit published by Frederick Warne in 1902 she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs Tiggy-winkle Benjamin Bunny Jemima Puddle-duck Mr Jeremy Fisher & Tom Kitten Her humorous lively tales & beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood With revenue from the sales of her books Beatrix Potter bought a farm
- Hill Top
- in the English Lake District where she later became a farmer & prize-winning sheep breeder She launched the now vast merchandise programme by patenting the very first Peter Rabbit doll in 1903 The product range continues to grow today with licences around the world including baby clothing & bedding nursery decor products & collectables Upon her death Beatrix Potter left 14 farms & over 4000 acres of Lake District farmland to the National Trust so that the place that she loved would remain undeveloped & protected for future generations to enjoy Today Beatrix Potter's original 23 tales are still published by Frederick Warne alongside a wide range of other formats including baby books activity books & gift & sound books The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is number nine in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books Look out for the rest!1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes