Status
Available
Call number
Publication
F. Warne & Co.
Pages
128
Description
Four tales with Beatrix Potter's farm Hill Top and the surrounding countryside as the setting. The book contains The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Tale Samuel Whiskers and The Tale of Ginger and Pickles.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
128 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0723235481 / 9780723235484
User reviews
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Meh. I knew The Tale of Tom Kitten, and find it (have always found it) rather silly - what did she _think_ would happen when she sent them into the garden? The Tale of Jemimah Puddle-duck - she is extremely stupid (Beatrix calls her a "simpleton") and clearly very sheltered. But while the dogs save
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her, they eat the eggs...which is very nasty itself. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers is...again, silly (Tabitha is a very poor mother) and also very nasty on multiple levels. The last one, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, isn't bad - silly, but not bad. Though the end could be seen as rather nasty... My copy of the book has notes under many of the pictures; apparently it was owned by someone who visited Hill Top Farm, and annotated the scenes they recognized, like "the fireplace at Hill Top Farm". I suppose if I had encountered these as a child I might like them better; reading them as an adult, no thanks. Show Less
Call number
J2K.155