The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Thequintessentialcautionarytale,PeterRabbitwarnsnaughtychildrenaboutthegraveconsequencesofmisbehaving.WhenMrs.RabbitbeseechesherfourfurrychildrennottogointoMr.McGregor'sgarden,theimpishPeternaturallytakesthisasanopeninvitationtocreatemischief.Hequicklygetsinoverhishead,whenheisspottedbyfarmerMcGregorhimself.AnychildwithasparkofsasswillfindPeter'sadventuresremarkablyfamiliar.Andthey'llseeinFlopsy,Mopsy,andCotton-tailthatbaneoftheirexistence:the"good"siblingwhoalwaysdoestherightthing.Oneearnsbreadandmilkandblackberriesforsupper,whiletheobstinatefollyoftheotherwarrantsmedicineandanearlybedtime.BeatrixPotter'sanimalstorieshavebeenajoytogenerationsofyoungreaders.Herwarm,playfulillustrationsinsoftcolorsinvitechildrenintotheworldofwordsandflightsoffancy.Oncethere,shegentlyandhumorouslyguidesreadersalongthepathofrighteousness,leavingjustenoughroomforchildrentowonderifthatincorrigiblePeterwillbebackinMcGregor'sgardentomorrow.