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The classic tales of Peter Rabbit, the Tailor of Gloucester, and Jeremy Fisher, with new illustrations.
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PreS - Grade 3 These full texts of three favorites ( Jeremy Fisher and The Tailor of Gloucester as well as the title Tale), with spacious format, attractive design and commonplace contemporary pictures would be acceptable except in comparison with the originals. In her tiny, still charming watercolors Beatrix Potter was meticulous in the acccuracy of natural details which combined to give a perfect sense of real places. Delacre dedicates this volume to Potter as "an example and an inspiration," but the overall effect is bland, and there is a sloppy lack of attention to accuracy: a three-toed cat, a stuffed animal rabbit in which an arm seems to grow out of the side of its head, underwater bubbles traveling down and then up. Of course an artist may reillustrate a classic, but a formidable original demands a formidable reinterpretation. Potter's beautiful, impeccable illustrations are a perfect match for her finely honed prose. Our children deserve no less. Joanna Rudge Long, formerly at New York Public Library
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
Published by
Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1985
ISBN 10: 0671524038
ISBN 13: 9780671524036
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Hardcover
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Lulu Delacre (illustrator). Color illustration on cover. Int. good. Color illustrations. Spine worn, tape on spine. Some shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 145736B
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
Published by
Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1985
ISBN 10: 0671524038
ISBN 13: 9780671524036
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Hardcover
Seller: Book Catch & Release, HULL, IA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Lulu Delacre (illustrator). A Little Simon Book. Pictorial hardcover has rubbed edges and corners; spine has been mended well with clear tape. Blue end papers and pages are fine, full of lively colored illustrations. Seller Inventory # MHC1975
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The tale of Peter Rabbit and other stories
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Condition: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Has tearing. Gift inscription inside cover. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! Seller Inventory # X0671524038X3