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Deluxe edition with 80 new colour illustrations by Anna Currey (Alma Junior Classics)
Series: Alma Junior Classics
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As well as being the celebrated creator of the enduringly popular Peter Rabbit tales, Beatrix Potter was the author of a number of stories featuring other animals – ducks, mice, frogs – which display the same inventive brilliance and mercurial charm. From the tale of Jemima...
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See moreA deluxe edition of Jemima Puddle Duck and Other Animal Stories, illustrated by Anna Currey. Contains 80 colour illustrations and a glossary. It’s the perfect companion to Alma edition of The Peter Rabbit Stories, also illustrated by Anna Currey.
A deluxe edition of Jemima Puddle Duck and Other Animal Stories, illustrated by Anna Currey. Contains 80 colour illustrations and a glossary. It’s the perfect companion to Alma edition of The Peter Rabbit Stories, also illustrated by Anna Currey.
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Description
As well as being the celebrated creator of the enduringly popular Peter Rabbit tales, Beatrix Potter was the author of a number of stories featuring other animals – ducks, mice, frogs – which display the same inventive brilliance and mercurial charm.
From the tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, who is annoyed with the farmer's wife for not letting her hatch her own eggs, to that of Jeremy Fisher, a frog who sets off across the pond on his lily-pad boat to go fishing, this selection of Potter's best animal stories, accompanied by beautiful new illustrations by Anna Currey, stands as testament to its author's genius and sensibility.
Contents: 'The Tale of Two Bad Mice', 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck', 'The Tale of Jeremy Fisher' and 'The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse'; Glossary; 85 colour illustrations by Anna Currey.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781847499394
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Anna Currey
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 144.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 169
About the Author
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) was a children’s writer and illustrator. Hugely successful in her lifetime, her books continue to be immensely popular among young readers of today.
Anna Currey was brought up in rural Ireland. Over the years she has illustrated many books for many publishers including One Ted fell out of Bed by Julia Donaldson. She also wrote and illustrated The Christmas Unicorn for Oxford children’s Books.
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