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In Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, Beatrix Potter's delightful original nursery rhymes are accompanied by the lifelike illustrations of animals that made books like The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Story of Miss Moppet so critically and commercially successful. The twentieth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes has delighted children and adults alike since its release...
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In Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes, Beatrix Potter's delightful and lifelike illustrations of animals accompany well-known nursery rhymes such as Goosey Goosey Gander, This Little Piggy and Three Blind Mice, themselves rewritten to refer to Potter's own recurring characters. Inspired by Potter's own childhood favorite illustrator Randolph Caldecott, who often depicted nursery rhymes with illustrations of animals, Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes has...
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Beatrix Potter's Classic Children's Stories in beautiful eBook editions Three little kittens are dressed in their finest clothes for a tea party, but can't help but getting dirty and embarrassing their mother. The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter is part of the Xist Publishing Beatrix Potter collection. Each eBook has been specially formatted with full-screen, full-color illustrations and the original, charming text.
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In The Story of Miss Moppet, a kitten who is teased by a mouse bumps her head on a cupboard. The kitten feigns illness by sitting by the fire and wrapping her head in a duster. Will this ruse be enough to lure the curious mouse? The tenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Story of Miss Moppet has served children as a general introduction to books and to the Peter Rabbit series since its release...
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When The Tailor of Gloucester sends his cat to buy some food and a twist of silk for a waistcoat, he discovers a secret-the cat has imprisoned mice under some teacups. After the tailor releases the mice, the cat hides the twist of silk in anger. But how can the tailor finish the waistcoat now? The third of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tailor of Gloucester was based on a true story, and was...
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In the Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Benjamin and his cousin Peter Rabbit venture into Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve the clothes Peter lost there in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. After finding Peter's clothes, Peter is anxious to leave, remembering his recent experiences there. But will his cousin Benjamin follow? The fourth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny has delighted children...
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In the Tale of Ginger and Pickles, a yellow tomcat and a terrier are shopkeepers in a small village. Though the mice customers make Ginger the cat's mouth water and Pickles the dog finds his rabbit shoppers faintly enticing, the two control their impulses and even extend credit to their customers. But how long can this combination last? The fifteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of...
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In The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, a farmer's wife believes ducks make poor sitters and takes their eggs to give to her hens to hatch them. The duck Jemima decides to find a safe place away from the farm to lay her eggs. When a fox offers to help, Jemima must keep her guard up. The twelfth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck has children and adults alike since its release...
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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse is an adaptation of the Aesop Fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse with charming illustrations by Beatrix Potter. In it, a country mouse named Timmy accidentally ends up in the house of Johnny, a town mouse. After experiencing all that the town has to offer, Timmy decides he prefers his quiet life in the country. But how will country life suit Johnny when he comes to visit? The twenty-first of Beatrix Potter's 22...
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In The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, a frog who lives in a slippy-sloppy house alongside a pond, collects worms on a rainy day, and sets off on a lily-pad boat to go fishing. During this trip, he encounters all sorts of obstacles, including a large trout who tries to devour him. The eighth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher has delighted children since its release in 1906....
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In The Tale of Mr. Tod, the Flopsy Bunnies have been kidnapped by Tommy Brock the Badger and removed to a house owned by Mr. Tod, a fox and Tommy's archenemy. Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Peter Rabbit set out to rescue them, but when Mr. Tod arrives home to find Tommy asleep in his bed, a fight ensues. Will the Flopsy bunnies be rescued? The eighteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale...
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In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a little girl named Lucie has lost three pocket handkerchiefs and a pinafore. Setting out to find them, she spots some fresh clean white cloth on the hillside. As she approaches the clean linens on the hill Lucie spies a door built into the side of the hill and hears someone singing a song about laundry behind it. Could the missing hankies be inside? The sixth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of...
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In The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, a woodmouse finds it a challenge to keep a tidy house under a hedge that is visited by an assortment of insects. In this story, a beetle leaves dirty footprints and a spider leaves cobwebs in his wake after visits to Mrs. Tittlemouse's underground tunnel-house. Filled with beautiful illustrations of insects, this sixteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations has delighted...
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Little Peter Rabbit, ignoring his mother's warnings, enters the garden of Mr. MacGregor for a snack. When he is spotted by the angry Mr. MacGregor, the chase is on. Before long, Peter loses his jacket and shoes and must also sneak past a cat in order to get back home. The first of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Peter Rabbit has delighted children since 1902.
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In The Tale of Pigling Bland, an old sow sends away her eight rambunctious children. One of them, Pigling Bland gets lost in the woods and spends the night in a strange chicken-coop. The owner, a farmer named Peter Piperson offers to let Pigling Bland stay at his farm, but Pigling Bland isn't sure that's a good idea. When he meets a beautiful black pig named Pig-Wig, the two make plans to escape. The nineteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated...
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In The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, Tom Kitten is a young cat who lives with his mother and sisters in a house overrun with rats. When Tom Kitten stumbles into the home of a rat, Samuel Whiskers, and his wife Anna Maria, Tom Kitten faces the unsettling prospect of getting turned into a their dinner pudding. The thirteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers...
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In the Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, a naughty squirrel, and his many cousins sail to Owl Island on a mission to collect nuts. While obtaining permission from old Owl Brown, naughty Squirrel Nutkin disrespectfully dances around, singing a nonsensical song. As the collecting continues, Squirrel Nutkin's naughty antics only increase. Will old Owl Brown notice? The second of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations,...
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In The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy are the parents of six children called the Flopsy Bunnies. While raiding a heap of rotting vegetables, the family is discovered by old Mr. McGregor, who throws them all into a sack. Will the Flopsy bunnies escape? The fourteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies has delighted children and adults...
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Tummy troubles prompt a dog to commit the ultimate pie switcheroo in this funny story from the renowned author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
The Tale of the Pie & the Patty Pan tells the story of two friends who like different foods but don't want to hurt each other's feelings. Written by Beatrix Potter, it is part of the Xist Publishing Children's Classics collection. Each ebook has been specially formatted with full-screen, full-color illustrations...
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In The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, a squirrel Timmy and his wife Goody are collecting nuts for the winter. But when a passing flock of birds suspect Timmy of raiding the birds' stores, they stuff him through a hole in a tree. Will Timmy escape? What will Goody do? The seventeenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes has delighted children and adults alike since its release in 1911....
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