Born in a very rich family in South Kensington, London, on 28 July 1866, Beatrix Potter grew up to be a renowned illustrator and writer of children's books. Notable for creating anthropomorphic characters for children's tales, Potter has made a deep mark in the hearts of children as well as adults and still continues to rule even after umpteen years after her death.
The collection of Beatrix Potter books has been and still remains glorious amongst the all-time favorites of young readers.
Growing up in isolation from other children, Potter was an ardent lover of animals and nature. Her inborn talent in painting became noticeable with her sketches of her family holiday getaway in the Lake District in England.. Her love for animals prompted her to have innumerable pets from time to time; frogs, newts, ferrets, rabbit and bat being a few of those. The range of Beatrix Potter books are thus centered around these wonderful creatures and small animals which she adored all throughout her life.
Her love for animals, who also used to be her full time companions, and her writing skills combined together gave birth to a lot of Beatrix Potter books. An expert in mycology, Potter chose nature to form the setting of her tales. The lovely stories of animals were complemented with her lively sketches and paintings that gave a new dimension to the stories making them all the more attractive and full of life. Potter herself was a person of strong principles.
During her secret engagement with publisher Norman Warne (which was not accepted by her parents) she started earning independently and moved away to her own farm in the Lake District. One of the interesting features of in the collection of Beatrix Potter books is the moral that is attached at the end of each story. The stories that revolve around some immortal animal characters created by Potter essentially make deep rooted marks in the minds of the readers of tender age and prompt them to imbibe the morals of life.
Following the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, she took up full-time writing and illustrating children's books. Each and every one the Beatrix Potter books bears the creative excellence of Potter in the form of magnificent characters like Squirrel Nutkin, Benjamin Bunny, Gloucester and Tom Kitten to name a few. Potter's endeavor to entertain children with her works reached new heights, so much so that children of contemporary times too are fond and many homes will have some Beatrix Potter books on their bookshelves.
The countryside of Lake District with its natural beauty, apart from being her subject of painting, has been the background of Potter's stories. She left almost all of her property to The National Trust to help conserve the countryside. Her love for the diversified landscape of the countryside prompted her to arrange for a conservation of the place.
Many of her books have been translated into Braille and many have been translated in to Dutch, Afrikaans, Welsh, Latin, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Japanese, Italian and Spanish so the global population of children aren't deprived of these brilliant works. Potter still reins the hearts of innumerable readers whose love inspired the publication of so many Beatrix Potter books.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Johnny Townmouse & Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and all your other favorite Beatrix Potter Book Characters.
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