

Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrator: Joan Walker
Unabridged: 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 02/27/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrator: Joan Walker
Unabridged: 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 02/27/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction
British author and artist Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many children's books in the late nineteenth century. She is best known for her enchanting tales and endearing drawings of woodland creatures in human clothes, most notably Peter Rabbit. Her stories are simple and direct; it was important to Potter to not "write down" to the young listener or reader. Her beloved classic stories remain popular throughout the world today.
Potter was born on July 28, 1866, in Kensington, London, to a wealthy Victorian family. She was educated by governesses who encouraged her to write and who taught her art and music. When she was twenty-seven, she drew a picture and wrote a story for a sick friend about four little rabbits. Nine years later, the now-classic story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was published, and it became an overnight success.
Potter's literary work diminished after 1918 because her eyesight deteriorated. She devoted her last thirty years to raising Herdwick sheep and investing in real estate. Potter was the first president of the Herdwick Sheepbreeders' Association, which still exists today. Potter died on December 22, 1943, in Lancashire. She bequeathed fourteen farms, including Hill Top Farm, the setting of several of her books, and 4,000 acres to the British National Trust.
I have an odd relationship with Beatrix Potter. Our family owned a few of her famous books, which must belong to my brothers. Susan Wittig Albert authored a series about animals and Beatrix solving mysteries. They follow the timeline of her book-publishing and marriage to Will Heelis. I feel like I......more
Read to three kiddos I babysat! Their giggles were priceless! 🥰......more
This is one of the more bizarre Beatrix Potter stories. It seems to have the same themes as previous, but the tone was decidedly different and each paragraph was rather sharp and blunt. There was not as much of the darkness of nature here, either. It is worth noting, also, that there are far fewer w......more
This was an odd little tale. It felt like a lesson in capitalism. Pickles and Ginger own a general store and they let everyone get things on credit. They never collect the money and so they have no money. The store closes and the animals move on. It is so odd. I guess it is saying you have to be abl......more