Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit : A Children's Classic at 100, Hardback Book

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit : A Children's Classic at 100 Hardback

Edited by Margaret Mackey

Part of the Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies series

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Thirteen essays explore the timeless appeal of Peter's antics, and the impact of this extraordinary book on children worldwide.

Contributors, each a respected scholar in the field of children's literature, examine details of Potter's life, her history as an artist, her accomplishments as a naturalist, and the contextual factors affecting her writing and illustrations.

Others investigate the timelessness of this story, exploring its psychological and sociological truths and comparing Peter Rabbit to present day literature.

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