Squirrel Nutkin would rather ask an old owl riddles than gather nuts with the other squirrels.

When Timmy Willie from the country and Johnny Town-Mouse visit one another, they get a taste of each other's very different lives. Sometimes, there really is no place like home! Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Phonetics Children love a great story--and there's never been a better storyteller than Beatrix Potter! Anyone who grew up with these gentle, appealing tales remembers them vividly. The Child's...

Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught. One day Mrs. Rabbit sent her children out to pick blackberries. She warned them to stay away from Mr. McGregor's garden.