It''s been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix
Potter''s very first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and in
celebration, we are delighted to be publishing special editions of
her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books,
these editions have delightful colourful covers and specially
designed endpapers. And to make them extra special, we have
included a publisher''s note to tell you all about the history of
how each book came to be. "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle" was first
published in 1905, and is as charming today as it was then. It
tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. It is discovered
one day by a little girl called Lucie, who is in search of her
missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny door, and
meets Mrs. Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing and ironing for
the neighbouring animals. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her,
and it''s only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs.
Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog! "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle" is
number six in Beatrix Potter''s series of 23 little books.
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Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world''s best-loved
children''s authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of
Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to
create a series of stories based around animal characters including
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy
Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful
illustrations have become a natural part of childhood.