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| Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales (Potter) | 
 enlarge | Author: Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Warne
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 2497
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 072325804X
EAN: 9780723258049
ASIN: 072325804X
Publication Date: October 19, 2006
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Product Description
This complete and unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potters Tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published so they may be read in their proper sequence. A special section at the end of this volume contains four additional works by Beatrix Potter that were not published during her lifetime. Beautifully reissued with a newly designed slipcase and jacketa truly stunning gift.
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A beautiful edition of wonderful stories with glorious illustrations July 21, 2007
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
This book is a treasure and every home should have a copy on their shelf. You will have children and grandchildren to read the stories to. And, for heaven's sake, you can read and enjoy them as an adult. These are children's stories, to be sure, but they are very charming, the language is pleasant and better than most of what is fobbed off as "children's literature" today. And the paintings and drawings are glorious.
These stories have been in print for a century because they are so special. The animals are fantasies, yes, but Beatrix Potter was also a keen observer of animals and nature. I love how, in Nutkin, she has the squirrels bring the owl different gifts of animals to eat in exchange for gathering nuts on his island. However, she has the squirrels building rafts and traveling over the water to the island! My granddaughter loved this story and laughed very hard at how silly Nutkin is.
This treasury also has a short note at the beginning of each story about its origins and the Miss Potter's life at the time it was created. Nutkin, for example, is based on the musings of an old lady who lived on the island and thought they squirrels came from all around when the nuts were ripe. She enjoyed thinking they came on little rafts. We also learn that "The Tailor of Gloucester" was her personal favorite among her stories, and it is easy to understand why.
The stories range from those with few words to some with many words and fewer drawings. None of them are tremendously long. Readers of all abilities can find something to tackle. In fact, those who can't read yet should be given the opportunity to "read" you the story they see in the pictures. What fun that is!
Another wonderful thing is how the characters make reappearances, but remain affected by what happened to them in a previous story. Peter Rabbit is never as rash as he was after his bare escape from Farmer McGregor in the first story.
Simply, I cannot praise the quality of this book enough and urge you to get a copy for yourself and your family. It is produced with quality and care and is protected by a very nice slipcase. These kinds of collections are usually called a treasury, but this one really is a treasure.
Worth the money! November 18, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
We purchased "Beatrix Potter - The Complete Tales" as a book to read to our grandchildren. We were not sure how little children raised on TV and video games would respond to the sweet, slow-moving tales written over a century ago. What we found was constant requests to "read another one, Grandpa," and "just one more." The little ones absolutely loved this book. The book is beautifully illustrated, beautifully bound, and protected in its box cover.
If you treasure good books, quality books, and wish to pass along these sweet stories to another generation rather than see them watching death and mayhem on the boob tube, we would highly recommend this book for your collection.
Beautiful Illustrations. Imaginative Stories... July 29, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this for my wife after we viewed the Miss Potter DVD. She loves it. We don't have children, but we read the tales to our Borzoi. She is in the Marin Humane Society SHARE program. As a therapy dog, Lara is eligible to enter the child reading program. In that program, children read to dogs if they have a learning problem. The dogs listen attentively, and there is no peer derision from other children.
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter May 17, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is absolutely gorgeous! I am so happy with it. I got it for my little great-niece so she, too, can be enchanted by these wonderful tales and drawings.
 Difficult to read June 26, 2007
10 out of 42 found this review helpful
I loved the tale of Peter Rabbit so I decided to get the collection of Beatrix Potter's "tales" for my 4 year old son. I've been trying to introduce books that are a bit longer and have different stories or chapters to encourage him to want to hear the next story (pre-reading skills). He often used to ask me to read an entire children's book which could be as long as 45 pages, which wouldn't help him when he was learning to read and I wouldn't want him to become frustrated. Many of the Beatrix Potter stories are a bit difficult to read aloud to a child since the language is more proper English rather than current day conversational English and consequently can be difficult to follow for a young child.
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