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Title: The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 0-7232-4777-3 Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: For anyone who ever resented having to take baths.
Comment: 'The Tale Of Tom Kitten' sees Beatrix Potter at her most fey. Three young kittens muck about in the garden, tormenting their neighbouring creatures, and generally being boisterous-but-nice kids. Their class-conscious mother (very few fathers in Potter's world) is having relatives around for tea, and gives her children unwelcome baths and brushings down, before making them wear the most appallingly naff Sundaywear. Unfortunately, Tom's been eating one too many pork pies, and bursts out of his pale blue two-piece, looking rather seedy.
The charm of this story lies in the infectious playfulness of the children, their universally-understandable indifference to their elders' desire for 'respectability', and the quaint evocation of an Edwardian farmstead.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Tale of Tom Kitten
Comment: The Tale of Tom Kitten is Beatrix Potter at her best. It is certainly one of our family favorites. This is the story of three kittens all dressed in their best clothes and set out to play. They struggle to keep their clothes on only to lose them. They meet three ducks along the way who waddle off with the poorly fitted clothes. When the kittens return home their mother sends them upstairs while she hosts a tea party. Of course they cause a ruckus disturbing the "dignity and repose" of the party. The book ends with the ducks still searching for the clothes at the bottom of a pond. What makes Beatrix Potter so wonderful is her delightful vocablary that stretches a childs intellect. There is a mutual respect between Potter and the reader. Having drawn and painted animals and plant life since a child she is a master of anthropomorphisim, the giving of human qualities to animals or objects. Her delicate watercolors are perfectly suited to the playfullness of the story. This is a classic that should be a part of every child's library.
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Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 0723247706 Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 072323468X Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (The Original and Authorized Edition) by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 0723234612 Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 0723247749 Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter ISBN: 0723247730 Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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