Classic Children's Tales - 150 Years of Frederick Warne

About the author

Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The Tale of Peter Rabbit¸ published in 1902, was her first book, expanded from an illustrated letter she had sent to a young friend. Beatrix Potter went on to publish more than 20 tales and collections of rhymes.

Summary

2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Frederick Warne, which was founded in 1865 and is most famous for publishing Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. To celebrate the anniversary, we have compiled Classic Children's Tales:150 Years of Frederick Warne, an attractive foil-stamped collector's item that includes "Sly Old Cat," a never-before-published story of Beatrix Potter's. It also features stories from household names in children's books: Randolph Caldecott's "Sing a Song of Sixpence," Kate Greenaway's "Apple Pie" and "Mother Goose," and Edward Lear's "Nonsense Songs and Stories" and "The Book of Nonsense."

Product details

• Authors: Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Edward Lear, Beatrix Potter, Beatrix/ Greenaway Potter
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780241198711
• ISBN: 978-0-241-19871-1
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 285 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age