The squirrels bowed and gave him the present. When they arrived, Old Brown was waiting for them.

They had a little sack to put the nuts in and, as a thank-you to Old Brown, they took a present of three fat mice. For a sail they fanned out their bushy tails to catch the breeze. They each had a raft made of twigs and a paddle. One morning the squirrels got ready to sail across the lake to Nut Island. Old Brown liked to be treated with respect, so every autumn, when the nuts were ripe for picking, the squirrels made sure they always asked his permission. One tree was hollow and inside this hollow tree lived an owl called Old Brown. In the middle of the lake was an island covered in nut trees. Squirrel Nutkin had a brother called Twinkle-berry and lots and lots of cousins and they all lived in a wood at the edge of a lake. Jeremy Fisher (1906)īook 9: The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)īook 12: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)īook 13: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (1908)īook 14: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)īook 15: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)īook 16: The Tale of Mrs.This is a tale about a red squirrel.

Tiggy-Winkle (1905)īook 7: The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)īook 8: The Tale of Mr. The 23 original Tales of Beatrix Potter are still published by Frederick Warne and the illustrations have been re-originated to match Beatrix’s first published work.īook 2: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)īook 4: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)īook 6: The Tale of Mrs. However, nothing can replace Beatrix Potter’s illustrations and her timeless stories. Most recently, the Beatrix Potter books have been given another lease of life with a major film series and a new Peter Rabbit story by Rachel Bright.

The Peter Rabbit books still adorn nursery bookshelves today, and the Beatrix Potter characters can also be found on baby books, gift sets, activity books and even on the small and big screens. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Potter went on to create a series of stories based around different animal characters including Mrs.

Her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was published in 1902 by Frederick Warne, and the mischievous little rabbit was an instant hit with young readers. Beatrix Potter is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors.

The tale of squirrel nutkin