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It's been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter's very first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit" & in celebration we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books these editions have delightful colourful covers & specially designed endpapers. & to make them extra special we have included a publisher's note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be. Peter Rabbit's cousin Benjamin Bunny has been a very popular character since this book's first publication in 1904. In this tale we hear all about his adventures with Peter in Mr. Mc Gregor's vegetable garden & what happens to them when they meet a cat! Even more frightening is what happens to the two pesky bunnies when Old Mr. Benjamin Bunny finds out what they have been up to! " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is number four in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books." ...
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Welcome to the story of Despereaux an unforgettable literary hero for our time from the pen of award-winning writer Kate Di Camillo. The Tale of Despereaux takes the reader back to the timeless genre of fairytales but with a fantastic modern twist & a wryly witty authorial voice. The Tale of Despereaux is the story of a tiny fragile-looking mouse with a huge heart. Its a fairytale of heroes & villains; of a beautiful princess who inspires love & courage in the unlikely hero; of a rat called Roscuro who lives in a dark bleak dungeon & longs for the light & of a servant-girl whose one wish is to be a princess. These characters? lives become inextricably entwined in this classic new story for all ages. ...
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Written in the eleventh century this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worlds first novel
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This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th & 11th centuries which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate exquisite highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. ...
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Ginger & Pickles (a terrier & a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there but they were less keen to pay for them & ran up a great deal of credit making poor Ginger & Pickles lives very difficult indeed. The Tale of Ginger & Pickles" is number 18 in " Beatrix Potter's" series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"." ...
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Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well so did Johnny Town-Mouse & Timmy Willie. One was a town mouse & one was a country mouse & when they end up in each others worlds they soon discover that they were much happier where they started! The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" is number 13 in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...
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The setting of Little Pig Robinson" is based on various English seaside towns where she spent holidays when she was young. It tells the charming story of an adventurous pig who sets off on an incredible voyage aboard the ' Pound of Candles'. " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson" is number nineteen in " Beatrix Potter's" series of twenty-three little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"." ...
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Its been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potters very first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit" & in celebration we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books these editions have delightful colourful covers & specially designed endpapers. & to make them extra special we have included a publishers note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be. " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" endures as one of Beatrix Potters most popular & well-loved tales. It tells of an optimistic & slightly accident-prone frog who sets off on a fishing expedition across the pond only to find himself bitten on the toe by a water-beetle fighting with a stickleback & eventually nearly eaten by a trout! " The Tale of Jeremy Fisher" is number seven in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books." ...
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" endures as one of Beatrix Potters most popular & well-loved tales. It tells of an optimistic & slightly accident-prone frog who sets off on a fishing expedition across the pond only to find himself bitten on the toe by a water-beetle fighting with a stickleback & eventually nearly eaten by a trout! " The Tale of Jeremy Fisher" is number seven in " Beatrix Potters" series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...
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The Tale of Mr Tod" brings back Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains. Fortunately Tommy Brock the badger & Mr. Tod the fox dislike each other so much that Tommy Brock kidnaps Benjamin's young family Mr Tod unwittingly becomes the rabbits' ally. " The Tale of Mr Tod" is number 14 in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"." ...
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Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and 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 Beatrixs own sheepdog Kep who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate! The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" is number nine in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; "The Tailor of Gloucester"; "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; "The Tale of Two Bad
Mice"; "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; "The Tale of Tom Kitten"; "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; "The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; "The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; "The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; "The Tale of Mr. Tod"; "The Tale of Pigling Bland"; "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; "The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan"; "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles"; "The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; "The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; "The Story of Miss Moppet"; "Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; and "Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"."
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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 Beatrixs own sheepdog Kep who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate! The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" is number nine in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"."

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