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Peter Rabbit defies his mother and enters Mr. McGregor’s forbidden garden. But when he is spotted by the gardener, his feast turns into a frantic race for survival.

Benjamin Bunny leads his timid cousin Peter back into the dangerous garden to retrieve his lost clothes. They think the coast is clear, but a silent watcher is waiting for them to make a move.

After a heavy feast of lettuce, the Flopsy Bunnies fall into a 'soporific' sleep. They awaken to find themselves trapped in a sack by Mr. McGregor, with only one tiny friend standing between them and the cooking pot.

When Tommy Brock the badger kidnaps the Flopsy Bunnies' children, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin must stage a daring rescue. But they find themselves caught in the middle of a titanic battle between two old enemies.

A fierce bully of a rabbit steals a carrot from his gentler neighbor. He thinks he’s won, until a mysterious figure with a gun enters the wood, and the hunter becomes the hunted.

Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit dresses her three kittens in their Sunday best for a proper garden party. But kittens and fine lace don't mix, and a passing family of ducks is about to make matters much worse.

Tom Kitten's attempt to hide from his bath leads him up the chimney and straight into the clutches of the giant rats, Samuel Whiskers and Anna Maria. They have a very specific recipe in mind for him.

Jemima Puddle-duck desperately wants to hatch her own eggs and finds an unlikely ally in a charming, foxy-whiskered gentleman. He offers her a safe place to nest, but his true appetite is well-hidden.

Miss Moppet thinks she’s finally trapped a clever mouse under her duster. She waits for the perfect moment to pounce, but this particular mouse has a few tricks of his own.

Ginger the cat and Pickles the dog run a shop where they give away more credit than they take in gold. As the bills pile up and their tempers fray, the village is about to see a very strange closing sale.

A tea party between a cat and a dog takes a nervous turn when Duchess suspects she is about to be served a 'mouse-pie.' Her plan to swap the dish leads to a series of frantic culinary deceptions.

A poor tailor lies ill with a daunting task: finishing the Mayor’s wedding coat by Christmas morning. With no strength and 'no more twist,' his only hope lies in the secret residents of his shop.

Two curious mice venture into a dollhouse in search of a royal feast. When the 'food' proves to be made of plaster, their frustration sparks a destructive spree with unexpected consequences.

Mrs. Tittlemouse is a wood-mouse who values cleanliness above all else. But when a series of messy guests, including the muddy Mr. Jackson, invade her home, her tidy world begins to spiral out of control.

Timmy Willie, a country mouse, accidentally hitches a ride to the noisy, dangerous city. He finds a friend in Johnny Town-mouse, but the two are about to discover which world they truly belong to.

Mr. Jeremy Fisher sets out on his lily-pad boat for a quiet day of fishing. But in the deep waters of the pond, something much larger than a minnow is watching his toes.

Impertinent Nutkin spends his days taunting Old Brown the owl with riddles while the other squirrels work. But the owl’s patience has a limit, and Nutkin is about to push it too far.

Little Lucie stumbles upon a tiny door in the hillside and meets a hedgehog washerwoman with very peculiar customers. But as the sun sets, Lucie begins to wonder who—or what—this little woman really is.

Timmy Tiptoes is working hard to store nuts for the winter when a misunderstanding leads the other squirrels to chase him into a hollow tree. Trapped in the dark, he discovers he isn't alone.

Pigling Bland is a sensible pig on his way to market, until he takes a wrong turn and finds himself trapped in a mysterious farmhouse. There he meets Pig-wig, and a daring plan for freedom begins to form.

Pig Robinson is sent to market but finds himself shanghaied onto a ship bound for the tropics. With a hungry cook eye-ing him, Robinson must rely on a clever cat to help him find a way to the Land of the Bong-tree.

A collection of whimsical rhymes from the secret corners of the English countryside. From the raid on the cupboard to the family of guinea pigs, these verses hold more than a few surprises.

More enchanting rhymes from the world of Beatrix Potter. Whether it's Cecily Parsley brewing her ale or the kittens in the barn, there is magic—and mischief—in every verse.

A longer novel written for her American readers, following a travelling circus of animals through the Lakeland fells. Published privately in England, it was the book closest to Beatrix Potter's own heart.

A dark and gothic retelling of the Bluebeard legend, published only in America. It is her most unusual work — a far cry from Peter Rabbit, and a glimpse into the author's literary ambitions beyond the nursery.