The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Beatrix Potter

Frederick Warne, Jan 19, 2012 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 56 pages

It's been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter's very first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and in celebration, we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books, these editions have delightful colourful covers and specially designed endpapers. And to make them extra special, we have included a publisher's note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be.

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winklewas first published in 1905, and is as charming today as it was then. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. It is discovered one day by a little girl called Lucie, who is in search of her missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny door, and meets Mrs. Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing and ironing for the neighbouring animals. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her, and it's only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog!

About the author

(Helen) Beatrix Potter, 1866 - 1943 (Helen) Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 in London where she was privately educated. During most of her adult life, she lived in a farm cottage in Sawrey, Westmoreland County. She was unsuccessful in trying to publish her serious botanical work, watercolor studies of fungi, but she wrote and privately published "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for an invalid child in 1900. This story became a children's classic throughout the world. Other animal characters created by her include, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Her tales are illustrated by her own hand in delicate and detailed watercolor pictures depicting her characters. Potter's other works include "The Tailor of Gloucester" published in 1902 and "The Tale of Tom Kitten" published in 1907. At her death in 1943, she bequeathed her property in Sawrey to the National Trust, which also maintains her home as a museum.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle; Bp 1-23 Series; Volume 6 of Original Peter Rabbit books, Beatrix Potter; Volume 6 of Peter Rabbit Series, Beatrix Potter; Potter Series; Volume 6 of World of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
• Author: Beatrix Potter
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, annotated
• Publisher: Frederick Warne, 2012
• ISBN: 0723267758, 9780723267751
• Length: 56 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mammals; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Lifestyles / Country Life; Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / General