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The Tale of Peter Rabbit - A Book Review

The Tale of Peter Rabbit In today’s post I would like to show you the book I found in a Second Hand local exhibition. TADAA … The Tale of Peter Rabbit . Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter-House of Stories Yes, it was pure luck! I found it lying amidst second sale books, neat and fresh with a powder blue hardcover, bigger and different   than the rest of my book series. You do not need much of an introduction about Peter Rabbit as he is an important   and a well-known  character by Beatrix Potter.  The bunny in a blue jacket is the naughtiest among the brood and with quite an appetite for adventures. I tell you, it is not his fault that some of his adventures turn into disasters. Ahem. Beatrix Potter has to come out with some cute and interesting stories for children, right?   Peter’s Mother’s story about how his father was made into a pie by McGregor was enough for a normal rabbit to stay away from the farmer. Peter Rabbit and hi

The Tale of Tom Kitten - A Book Review

The Tale of Tom Kitten Tom Kitten - Beatrix Potter The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter is about how Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, a Mother Cat who bathed and dressed up her kittens - Moppet, Mittens and Tom in the fine outfits for an evening tea to which her friends were invited. Being in a hurry to finish her chores, she let her kittens out to play. What happened next does not need much guessing. Tom’s struggle to stay inside his clothes proved to be in vain. Jemima Puddle Duck also comes in the story. However, the kittens had to stay back in their room, while the guests came in. A few illustrations from the book: Water Colour- Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter - Water Colour The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter beautifully portrays the mundane and sometimes exasperating life of mothers. The naughty brood and their adventures will definitely invoke laughter in kids. The monotonous routine like Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit go through can be easily related to the st