The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) The cover of this edition (1997) was so beautiful that I had to pick it up. On closer inspection, I read "Beatrix Potter, the original and authorized edition, F. Warne & Co." It appears the illustration itself is trademarked: a picture of Benjamin Bunny in a brown jacket, large green hat, holding a red handkerchief, and eating an onion. A border with additional characters frames the cover. Other characters decorate the inside cover, first page, back page, and inside back cover. Each page of the book has a decorative border on the outside top and bottom corners. This edition is a work of art.
Benjamin
Bunny takes cousin Peter to retrieve clothes he lost on his last trip to
Mr. McGregor's garden. Since the farmer and his wife went out, it should
be easy to get Peter's clothes and some onions, too. If only it were that easy. A cat traps the cousins beneath a basket for five hours. This is frightening enough for a very young reader, but, sadly, violence follows when Mr. Benjamin
Bunny punishes his son and nephew (with illustration). This
domestic violence ruins the story for me.
Miriam Martinez has Where's the bunny? Prepositions and Adverbs of Place. Creative Kinderoos has Spring Bunnies Color by Number. Artsy Crafter has What Pet Should I Get? Paper Bag Puppet.
