Peter Rabbit My First Little Library
£5.70
A little box of first books featuring Beatrix Potter’s classic character, Peter Rabbit!
My First Learning Library contains four chunky board books that introduce the youngest children to early concepts. The titles are: Words, Numbers, Shapes and Colours. The palette is soft and illustrations are in the classic Potter style. Each double page contains a single illustration and just one simple word.
These hard-wearing board books will soon become firm family favourites, and are the perfect introduction for very young children to the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter.
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. Today Beatrix Potter’s original 23 tales are still published by Frederick Warne, alongside a wide range of other formats including baby books, activity books and gift and sound books.
Look out for Beatrix Potter’s original series of classic tales, published by Warne:
1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit
2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
3 The Tailor of Gloucester
4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice
6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
8 The Tale of Tom Kitten
9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
11 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
14 The Tale of Mr. Tod
15 The Tale of Pigling Bland
16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
17 The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan
18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
21 The Story of Miss Moppet
22 Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes
23 Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes
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Additional information
| Publisher | Warne (5 May 2011) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Board book | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0723267030 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0723267034 |
| Reading age | Baby – 2 years, from customers |
| Dimensions | 9.4 x 5.33 x 9.91 cm |
by Elizabeth harris
Disabled, I think that there was not a lot substance.
by Asmaa Haggag
My daughter totally loves them as they r small suitable to their small hands
Highly recommended
by Bonnieb
A gorgeous, beautifully illustrated set of books, my great niece was enchanted and the price was great. Highly recommended for all little ones, hours of magical fun and stories.
by Ganfina
Excellent set for a present to my niece! Excellent quality.
by Victoria
Perfect for first books nice to hold and to read
by Liz
These are so small but they are really cute!
by Sharron
Did not realise they were so tiny
by Laura
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I purchased these little board books for my 8 month old to keep in the nappy bag for on-the-go entertainment. They’re very compact and convenient for this purpose.
They’re pretty little books and the illustrations are true to the original series. They’re also reasonably hardy, though not the hardiest; teething babies will likely damage the edges of the board pages. All in all, they’re a nice form of exposure to the Peter Rabbit series and four popular baby/toddler topics; numbers, colours, shapes and words.
For those who aren’t aware, it’s worth making it clear that they are not stories. They are little books that list different examples of the topic areas mentioned above, using Beatrix Potter illustrations/examples. They are clearly designed for younger babies/toddlers, but to be honest, the topics are probably a bit beyond the intended age range. My daughter is now two, and at the time of her most enjoying these books (under one), she was no way near achieving any of these skills. I suppose early exposure can’t hurt thought. Unfortunately, I do feel they’re a little boring. One of the most enjoyable features for my daughter was slotting them in and out of the box.
The illustrations are classics, but are also very traditional. I do wonder if the other first little library series may have had more current/vibrant illustrations.
They were inexpensive, so I’m not horribly disappointed with my purchase, but I’ve definitely bought better for my daughter.