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* AnimatedAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', a british [[AnimatedAnthology anthology]] series that featured both animated scenes adapting the stories and live-action scenes with Beatrix Potter (played by Niamh Cusack) that served as a FramingDevice. Nine episodes in length, the episodes usually blended together two stories, though a few were given stand-alone episodes. It was broadcasted on Creator/TheBBC in the UK and on The Family Channel (before it became Creator/ABCFamily) in the US.
** Peter Rabbit on the other hand has been given around 5 animated adaptations. The earliest is the Merri Melodies's 1935 cartoon "The Country Boy". Then two were created in 1991 first is HBO Family's animated musical adaptation as part of a series "Storybook Musicals" and another being released the same year called WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends. Creator/GoldenFilms also released an animated movie in 1995 called "The New Adventures Of Peter Rabbit" where Peter is a little bit older along with his three sisters. And the most recent is the 2012 {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} series WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit.

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* AnimatedAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', a british British [[AnimatedAnthology anthology]] series that featured both animated scenes adapting the stories and live-action scenes with Beatrix Potter (played by Niamh Cusack) that served as a FramingDevice. Nine episodes in length, the episodes usually blended together two stories, though a few were given stand-alone episodes. It was broadcasted broadcast on Creator/TheBBC in the UK and on The Family Channel (before it became Creator/ABCFamily) in the US.
** Peter Rabbit Rabbit, on the other hand hand, has been given had around 5 five animated adaptations. The earliest is the Merri Melodies's 1935 cartoon "The Country Boy". Then two Two were created in 1991 1991, first is HBO Family's animated musical adaptation as part of a series "Storybook Musicals" Musicals," and another being released the same year called WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends. Creator/GoldenFilms also released an animated movie in 1995 called "The New Adventures Of Peter Rabbit" where Peter is a little bit older older, along with his three sisters. And the The most recent is the 2012 {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} series WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit.
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'''Beatrix Potter''' (1866-1943) was a British author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, mainly known for her short {{picture books}} starring various {{Civilized Animal}}s and illustrated with detailed, realistic watercolors. Most of her studies are essentially [[AnAesop Morality Tales]], where young animals are naughty and receive comeuppance. Her animal stories are:

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'''Beatrix Potter''' Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was a British author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, mainly known for her short {{picture books}} starring various {{Civilized Animal}}s and illustrated with detailed, realistic watercolors. Most of her studies are essentially [[AnAesop Morality Tales]], where young animals are naughty and receive comeuppance. Her animal stories are:
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* ShownTheirWork: her stories demonstrate keen observation of the appearance and behavior of animals.

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* ShownTheirWork: her Her stories demonstrate keen observation of the appearance and behavior of animals.
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** Peter Rabbit on the other hand has been given around 5 animated adaptations. The earliest is the Merri Melodies's 1935 cartoon "The Country Boy". Then two were created in 1991 first is HBO Family's animated musical adaptation as part of a series "Storybook Musicals" and another being released the same year called WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends. Creator/GoldenFilms also released an animated movie in 1995 called "The New Adventures Of Peter Rabbit" where Peter is a little bit older along with his three sisters. And the most recent is the 2012 Creator/Nickalodeon series WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit.

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** Peter Rabbit on the other hand has been given around 5 animated adaptations. The earliest is the Merri Melodies's 1935 cartoon "The Country Boy". Then two were created in 1991 first is HBO Family's animated musical adaptation as part of a series "Storybook Musicals" and another being released the same year called WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends. Creator/GoldenFilms also released an animated movie in 1995 called "The New Adventures Of Peter Rabbit" where Peter is a little bit older along with his three sisters. And the most recent is the 2012 Creator/Nickalodeon {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} series WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit.

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* HumansAreCthulhuHumansAreCthulhu: While this is common in some of her works, this is subverted in ''The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle'' where it focuses on a female human protagonist and the other animals aren't actually afraid of her not even Peter Rabbit who shows up briefly in the book


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* TheCameo: Pete Rabbit makes a brief cameo in ''The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle'' along with Benjamin Bunny.
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** Peter Rabbit on the other hand has been given around 5 animated adaptations. The earliest is the Merri Melodies's 1935 cartoon "The Country Boy". Then two were created in 1991 first is HBO Family's animated musical adaptation as part of a series "Storybook Musicals" and another being released the same year called WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends. Creator/GoldenFilms also released an animated movie in 1995 called "The New Adventures Of Peter Rabbit" where Peter is a little bit older along with his three sisters. And the most recent is the 2012 Creator/Nickalodeon series WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit.
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* CuteKitten: The kittens seen in the story Tom Kitten and Samuel Whiskers.

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* AuthorAppeal: Try to find a Beatrix Potter work without at least a few mushrooms in the artwork. (See SheAlsoDid entry below)



* ShownTheirWork: Beatrix Potter was a naturalist and her stories demonstrate keen observation of the appearance and behavior of animals.

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* SheAlsoDid: Groundbreaking research on the germination of fungi, establishing methods for cultivating specimens in controlled conditions and resulting in the formal paper proposing a refined theory of their reproductive cycle, ''On the Germination of the Spores of the Agaricineae''. In addition, over her lifetime she produced a vast portfolio of scientific illustrations noted for their detail, accuracy, and realism. Her illustrations of fungi in particular have made her essentially the Audubon of mycology, her work being used to this day for identification of obscure species.
* ShownTheirWork: Beatrix Potter was a naturalist and her stories demonstrate keen observation of the appearance and behavior of animals.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', a british [[AnimatedAnthology anthology]] series that featured both animated scenes from the stories and live-action scenes with Beatrix Potter (played by Niamh Cusack) that served as a FramingDevice. Nine episodes in length, the episodes usually blended together two stories, though a few were given stand-alone episodes. It was broadcasted on Creator/TheBBC in the UK and on The Family Channel (before it became Creator/ABCFamily) in the US.

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* AnimatedAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', a british [[AnimatedAnthology anthology]] series that featured both animated scenes from adapting the stories and live-action scenes with Beatrix Potter (played by Niamh Cusack) that served as a FramingDevice. Nine episodes in length, the episodes usually blended together two stories, though a few were given stand-alone episodes. It was broadcasted on Creator/TheBBC in the UK and on The Family Channel (before it became Creator/ABCFamily) in the US.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', a british [[AnimatedAnthology anthology]] series that featured both animated scenes from the stories and live-action scenes with Beatrix Potter (played by Niamh Cusack) that served as a FramingDevice. Nine episodes in length, the episodes usually blended together two stories, though a few were given stand-alone episodes. It was broadcasted on Creator/TheBBC in the UK and on The Family Channel (before it became Creator/ABCFamily) in the US.
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* ''The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes'' (1911)

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* ''The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes'' ''Literature/TheTaleOfTimmyTiptoes'' (1911)
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* ''The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan'' (1905)

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* ''The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan'' ''Literature/TheTaleOfThePieAndThePattyPan'' (1905)
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* ''The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'' (1909)

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* ''The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'' ''Literature/TheTaleOfGingerAndPickles'' (1909)
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* ''The Tale of Pigling Bland'' (1913)

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* ''The Tale of Pigling Bland'' ''Literature/TheTaleOfPiglingBland'' (1913)
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'''Beatrix Potter''' (1866-1943) was a British author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, mainly known for her short picture books starring various {{Civilized Animal}}s and illustrated with detailed, realistic watercolors. Most of her studies are essentially [[AnAesop Morality Tales]], where young animals are naughty and receive comeuppance. Her animal stories are:

* Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit (1902)
* Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin (1903)
* Literature/TheTailorOfGloucester (1903)
* Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny (1904)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice (1904)
* The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
* The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrJeremyFisher (1906)
* The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)
* The Story of Miss Moppet (1906)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten (1907)
* Literature/TheTaleOfJemimaPuddleDuck (1908)
* Literature/TheTaleOfSamuelWhiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTheFlopsyBunnies (1909)
* The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrsTittlemouse (1910)
* The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod (1912)
* The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913)
* Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917)
* The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)
* Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922)
* The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)

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'''Beatrix Potter''' (1866-1943) was a British author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, mainly known for her short picture books {{picture books}} starring various {{Civilized Animal}}s and illustrated with detailed, realistic watercolors. Most of her studies are essentially [[AnAesop Morality Tales]], where young animals are naughty and receive comeuppance. Her animal stories are:

* Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit ''Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit'' (1902)
* Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin ''Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin'' (1903)
* Literature/TheTailorOfGloucester ''Literature/TheTailorOfGloucester'' (1903)
* Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny ''Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny'' (1904)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice ''Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice'' (1904)
* The ''The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Tiggy-Winkle'' (1905)
* The ''The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan Patty-Pan'' (1905)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrJeremyFisher ''Literature/TheTaleOfMrJeremyFisher'' (1906)
* The ''The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit Rabbit'' (1906)
* The ''The Story of Miss Moppet Moppet'' (1906)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten ''Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten'' (1907)
* Literature/TheTaleOfJemimaPuddleDuck ''Literature/TheTaleOfJemimaPuddleDuck'' (1908)
* Literature/TheTaleOfSamuelWhiskers, ''Literature/TheTaleOfSamuelWhiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding Pudding'' (1908)
* Literature/TheTaleOfTheFlopsyBunnies ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheFlopsyBunnies'' (1909)
* The ''The Tale of Ginger and Pickles Pickles'' (1909)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrsTittlemouse ''Literature/TheTaleOfMrsTittlemouse'' (1910)
* The ''The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes Tiptoes'' (1911)
* Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod ''Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod'' (1912)
* The ''The Tale of Pigling Bland Bland'' (1913)
* Appley ''Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes Rhymes'' (1917)
* The ''The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Town-Mouse'' (1918)
* Cecily ''Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes Rhymes'' (1922)
* The ''The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Robinson'' (1930)



-->"For behind the wooden wainscots of all the old houses of Gloucester, there are little mouse staircases and secret trap-doors; and the mice run from house to house through those long narrow passages; they can run all over the town without going into the streets."

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* BunniesForCuteness: Many of her books feature adorable bunnies designed to appeal to small children.
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* Literature/The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

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* Literature/The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Literature/TheTaleOfSquirrelNutkin (1903)
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* The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

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* The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906)

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* The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Literature/TheTaleOfMrJeremyFisher (1906)



* The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907)
* The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)

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* The Tale of Tom Kitten Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten (1907)
* The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Literature/TheTaleOfJemimaPuddleDuck (1908)



* The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)

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* The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Literature/TheTaleOfTheFlopsyBunnies (1909)



* The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)

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* The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse Literature/TheTaleOfMrsTittlemouse (1910)
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* The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)

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* The Tale of Benjamin Bunny Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny (1904)
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* The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)

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* The Tale of Two Bad Mice Literature/TheTaleOfTwoBadMice (1904)
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* Literature/The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)

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* Literature/The Tailor of Gloucester Literature/TheTailorOfGloucester (1903)
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* The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)

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* [[Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod The Tale Of Mr. Todd]] (1912)

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* [[Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod The Tale Of Mr. Todd]] Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod (1912)
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* The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)

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* [[Literature/TheTaleOfMrTod The Tale of Of Mr. Tod Todd]] (1912)
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* The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)

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* The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, Literature/TheTaleOfSamuelWhiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
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'''Beatrix Potter''' (1866-1943) was a British author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, mainly known for her short picture books starring various {{Civilized Animal}}s and illustrated with detailed, realistic watercolors. Most of her studies are essentially [[AnAesop Morality Tales]], where young animals are naughty and receive comeuppance. Her animal stories are:

* Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit (1902)
* The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)
* The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)
* The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904)
* The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)
* The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
* The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
* 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 Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
* The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)
* The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)
* The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)
* The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)
* The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)
* The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913)
* Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917)
* The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)
* Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922)
* The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)

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!!The stories of Beatrix Potter contain examples of:
* AlienCatnip: Rabbit-tobacco is lavender.
* AndroclesLion
* AnimalStereotypes
* {{Arcadia}}: Bordering on GhibliHills, depending on whether the animals count as people.
* BullyingADragon: Squirrel Nutkin, with an owl.
* CatsAreMean: Sometimes averted, but often played straight, since many of the protagonists are small animals.
* CivilizedAnimal
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Or at least endangered.
* FairyTale
* FurIsClothing: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle washes several fur coats.
* GoodOldWays
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Not cartoons, but often half dressed.
* {{Housewife}}
* MouseWorld:
-->"For behind the wooden wainscots of all the old houses of Gloucester, there are little mouse staircases and secret trap-doors; and the mice run from house to house through those long narrow passages; they can run all over the town without going into the streets."
* NuclearFamily
* {{Realism}}
* RiddleMeThis: Squirrel Nutkin.
* RousseauWasRight
* ShownTheirWork: Beatrix Potter was a naturalist and her stories demonstrate keen observation of the appearance and behavior of animals.
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