

Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, The
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrator: Joan Walker
Unabridged: 9 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 02/27/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction
Author: Beatrix Potter
Narrator: Joan Walker
Unabridged: 9 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.
The name of Beatrix Potter is familiar and loved the world over. She is famous for her delightful children's books about woodland animals, who are, of course, little people in disguise, as they wear clothes and behave exactly as their human counterparts would. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle is the six......more
. Miss Tiggy-Winkle is a very industrious hedgehog. She is also very sociable. ;) She is also kind and generous. Replete with lovely illustrations, Beatrix Potter brings the hedges and hedgerows to anthropomorphic life.......more
Really love the books by Beatrix Potter and have really enjoyed reading them with my children and grandchildren. Recommended.......more
Another delightful little tale by Beatrix Potter and a super cute edition with lovely illustrations too. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is such a sweet little washer women happily sorting through various clothes. The mixture of humans and animals interacting is what gives these stories an enduring appeal for every......more