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The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children’s work written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor.Peter Rabbit is an inquisitive fellow. He’s the middle child of his family of 14, and always feels a little left out. His family lives on the edge of Angel McGregor’s farm, and his parents are constantly telling their children to stay out of their garden, unless they want to turn into a lucky charm, like poor Uncle Bopper.

The Tale of Peter RabbitPeter Rabbit first edition 1902a.jpgFirst editionAuthorBeatrix PotterIllustratorBeatrix PotterCountryEnglandLanguageEnglishGenreChildren's literaturePublisherFrederick Warne & Co.Publication dateOctober 1902Media typePrint (Hardcover)Pages56OCLC12533701Followed byThe Tale of Squirrel NutkinThe Tale of Peter Rabbit is a British children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after dosing him with tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, 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. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut.