She created one of the world’s best-known characters for children, and fought to have the book published, but she never sought celebrity status. Beatrix Potter around 1900 outside her home. Though The ...

Beatrix Potter is famous for her charming tales of mice and rabbits, most notably Peter Rabbit, who was given this piece of sage advice. (SOUNDBITE OF AUDIOBOOK, "THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT") ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Rabbit, the cute and wily bunny who wears a bright blue jacket, is the best-selling creation of English author Beatrix ...

UNABLE to think of what to write to the son of a close friend, Beatrix Potter wrote an illustrated letter that became the basis of her most famous book. Inspired partly by the antics of her own pet ...