Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The, Beatrix Potter
Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The, Beatrix Potter
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Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The

Author: Beatrix Potter

Narrator: Joan Walker

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

In the Tale of Ginger and Pickles, a yellow tomcat and a terrier are shopkeepers in a small village. Though the mice customers make Ginger the cat's mouth water and Pickles the dog finds his rabbit shoppers faintly enticing, the two control their impulses and even extend credit to their customers. But how long can this combination last? The fifteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles has delighted children and adults alike since its release in 1909.

About Beatrix Potter

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on November 15, 2018

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

Goodreads review by Emma Jo on September 19, 2024

Read to three kiddos I babysat! Their giggles were priceless! 🥰......more

Goodreads review by [ J o ] on May 15, 2019

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

Goodreads review by Calista on July 09, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Kimberley on February 18, 2020

perhaps my least favorite, but still cute.......more