The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin - Hardcover

Potter, Beatrix

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589892038 ISBN 13: 9781589892033

Publisher: Thurman House Llc, 2001

Synopsis

All the squirrels in the wood set out on little rafts to Owl Island bearing gifts for Mr Brown, the resident owl, in exchange for sackfuls of nuts. As they politely present the offerings, Squirrel Nutkin jigs up and down, chanting riddles. Mr Brown ignores him until the sixth day.

About this title

About the Author:

Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs Tiggy-winkle, Mr Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood.A source of inspiration was the Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

This is the tale about a tail - a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins; they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thurman House Llc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1589892038
• ISBN 13: 9781589892033
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 6