Beatrix Potter, an author who is known for children’s stories like "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and died in 1943, is being accused of taking her stories from African slave tales. Dr. Emily Zobel ...

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 ...

THE JOURNAL OF BEATRIX POTTER transcribed from her code writing by Leslie Under. 448 pages. Frederick Warne. $12.95. Once upon a time there was a shy little girl and her name was Beatrix. She lived ...

Frederick Warne has announced that it will publish The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, written by Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson, in September 2012. Scheduled to be released ...

TOKYO — Japanese children are hooked on Peter Rabbit. The translations of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” and other children’s books written and illustrated by British author Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) are ...