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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit Paperback - 2004

by Beatrix Potter

Potter's beloved classic is once again available as an 8 x 8 reader, now withbeautifully remastered artwork. Full color.


About this book

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story follows Peter Rabbit, a mischievous and disobedient young rabbit, as he ventures into the garden of farmer Mr. McGregor. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. 

Summary

"Now run along, and don't get into mischief," Mrs.. Rabbit tells her bunnies.  But frisky Peter runs straight to Mr.. McGregor's tasty garden and sneaks under the gate!  This beloved classic is once again available in an 8x8 Reading Railroad, now with beautifully remastered artwork.

From the publisher

"Now run along, and don't get into mischief," Mrs.. Rabbit tells her bunnies. But frisky Peter runs straight to Mr.. McGregor's tasty garden and sneaks under the gate! This beloved classic is once again available in an 8x8 Reading Railroad, now with beautifully remastered artwork.

First Edition Identification

Potter's book was initially rejected by publishers, who were looking for color illustrations. Resisting that idea, Potter paid for 250 copies to be printed at her own expense, which she distributed to family and friends in 1901 and shortly needed to print another 200 copies. 

Frederick Warne & Co reached out to the author (although they were one of the initial rejectors) asking if she would cut some illustrations and add colors - and eventually, a contract was agreed upon. The first 8,000 copies of the trade edition sold out before printing, and by the end of 1902 28,000 copies were in print; a 
year after the first commercial publication there were 56,470 copies in print.

Of the first printing, first edition run there were 2,000 deluxe editions bound in either green or yellow cloth. The rest were bound in brown board.  

Details

  • Title The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  • Author Beatrix Potter
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Warne Frederick & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-01-26
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780448435213 / 0448435217
  • Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 7.8 x 0.1 in (19.56 x 19.81 x 0.25 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 05 years
  • Grade levels P - K
  • Reading level 810
  • Library of Congress subjects Rabbits
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017675
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

About the author

Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published in 1902, was her first book, expanded from an illustrated letter she had sent to a young friend. Beatrix Potter went on to publish more than 20 tales and collections of rhymes.
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