Beatrix Potter Bibliography

Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943) is best known for her books and characters including Peter Rabbit. Less well known: her scientific illustrations, her work as a farmer and conservationist. Read more by and about Beatrix Potter:

Beatrix Potter's Illustrated Children's Books

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit. 1901, 1902.
• The Tailor of Gloucester. 1902, 1903.
• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. 1903.
• The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. 1904.
• The Tale of Two Bad Mice. 1904.
• The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. 1905.
• The Pie and the Patty-Pan. 1905. As The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. 1930.
• The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. 1906.
• The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. 1906.
• The Story of Miss Moppet. 1906.
• The Tale of Tom Kitten. 1907.
• The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. 1908.
• The Roly-Poly Pudding. 1908. As The Tale of Samuel Whiskers; or, The Roly-Poly Pudding. 1926.
• The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. 1909.
• Ginger and Pickles. 1909.
• The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. 1910.
• Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. 1911.
• The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. 1911.
• The Tale of Mr. Tod. 1912.
• The Tale of Pigling Bland. 1913.
• Tom Kitten's Painting Book. 1917.
• The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse. 1918.
• Jemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book. 1925.
• Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929. 1928.
• The Fairy Caravan. 1929.
• The Tale of Little Pig Robinson. 1930.
• Wag-by-Wall, Horn Book. 1944.
• Yours Affectionately, Peter Rabbit: Miniature Letters by Beatrix Potter, edited by Anne Emerson. 1983.
• The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit: And Other Favorite Stories. 2001.

Rhymes / Verse

• Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes. 1917.
• Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes. 1922.
• Beatrix Potter's Nursery Rhyme Book. 1984.

Illustrator

• F. E. Weatherley. A Happy Pair. 1893.
• Comical Customers. 1894.
• W. P. K. Findlay. Wayside and Woodland Fungi. 1967.
• Joel Chandler Harris. Tales of Uncle Remus.
• Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland.

Written by Beatrix Potter, Illustrated by Others

• Sister Anne. Illustrated by Katharine Sturges. 1932.
• The Tale of the Faithful Dove. Illustrated by Marie Angel. 1955, 1956.
• The Tale of Tuppenny. Illustrated by Marie Angel. 1973.

More by Beatrix Potter

• The Art of Beatrix Potter: Direct Reproductions of Beatrix Potter's Preliminary Studies and Finished Drawings, Also Examples of Her Original Manuscript. Leslie Linder and W. A. Herring, editors. 1955. Revised edition, 1972.
• The Journal of Beatrix Potter from 1881 to 1897, transcribed from her code writing by Leslie Linder. 1966.
• Letters to Children, Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts. 1967.
• Beatrix Potter's Birthday Book. Enid Linder, editor. 1974.
• Dear Ivy, Dear June: Letters from Beatrix Potter. Margaret Crawford Maloney, editor. 1977.
• Beatrix Potter's Americans: Selected Letters. Jane Crowell Morse, editor. 1981.
• Beatrix Potter's Letters. Judy Taylor, introduction and selection of letters. 1989.

Books About Beatrix Potter

• Margaret Lane. The Tale of Beatrix Potter. 1946. Revised edition, 1968.
• Marcus Crouch. Beatrix Potter. 1960, 1961.
• Dorothy Aldis. Nothing Is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter. 1969.
• Leslie Linder. A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter including Unpublished Work. 1971.
• Leslie Linder. The History of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit". 1976.
• Margaret Lane. The Magic Years of Beatrix Potter. 1978.
• Ulla Hyde Parker. Cousin Beatie: A Memory of Beatrix Potter. 1981.
• Deborah Rolland. Beatrix Potter in Scotland. 1981.
• Elizabeth M. Buttrick. The Real World of Beatrix Potter. 1986.
• Ruth MacDonald. Beatrix Potter. 1986.
• Judy Taylor. Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman. 1986.
• Elizabeth Buchan. Beatrix Potter. 1987.
• Judy Taylor. That Naughty Rabbit: Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit. 1987.
• Judy Taylor, Joyce Irene Whalley, Anne Hobbs and Elizabeth M. Buttrick. Beatrice Potter 1866 - 1943: The Artist and Her World. 1987, 1988.
• Wynne Bartlett and Joyce Irene Whalley. Beatrix Potter's Derventwater. 1988.
• Alexander Grinstein. The Remarkable Beatrix Potter. 1995.
• Elizabeth Buchan, Beatrix Potter and Mike Dodd. Beatrix Potter: The Story of the Creator of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter). 1998.
• John Heelis. Tale of Mrs. William Heelis - Beatrix Potter. 1999.
• Nicole Savy and Diana Syrat. Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit. 2002.
• Hazel Gatford. Beatrix Potter: Her Art and Inspiration (National Trust Guidebooks). 2006.
• Linda Lear. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature. 2008.
• Annie Bullen. Beatrix Potter. 2009.
• Susan Denyer. At Home with Beatrix Potter: The Creator of Peter Rabbit. 2009.
• W.R. Mitchell. Beatrix Potter: Her Lakeland Years. 2010.

Exhibitions of Beatrix Potter Drawings

Some of the exhibitions of the drawings of Beatrix Potter:

• 1972: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
• 1976: National Book League, London.
• 1983: Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria.
• 1987: Tate Gallery, London.
• 1988: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.

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