Beatrix Potter's Whimsical Animals Delight Collectors

Favorite characters from Beatrix Potter's delightful children's stories are featured on this whimsical souvenir sheet from the Isle of Man. (Click the post title to order.) Miss Potter wrote 23 books about her animal friends, the most famous of which is the childhood classic, The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Inspiration for her books came from the menagerie Beatrix and her brother Bertram tended throughout their youth. Her favorite rabbits and the stars of some of her most loved stories were Benjamin Bouncer and Peter Piper. Benjamin liked to eat hot, buttered toast while Peter preferred to lie on the rug in front of the crackling fireplace much like a cat.

Born in 1866, as a child Beatrix spent many hours studying and making detailed drawings of her animals. She made up fanciful names for them and told stories of their adventures in letters to friends. In 1902 she published her first book, a beautiful watercolor edition that told the story of a family of rabbits: Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and, of course, that rascal Peter. Miss Potter died in 1943, leaving her estate to charity to help preserve the countryside she loved.

If you loved Miss Potter's books about Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Tabitha Twitchit and all the other denizens of the garden, County Stamp Center also offers a wonderful prestige booklet chronicling the History of Beatrix Potter. Delightful text accompanies photographs of the author and illustrations of her most famous animal characters. (Click the link for more details and to order.)

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