Now the youngest Potter fans will be able to join Peter Rabbit as he makes his mischievous romp through Mr. McGregors vegetable garden with this charming new board book version of the classic tale. Frederick Warne and Company A tale that stands the test of time (Mother of Emily, aged 20 months Mother & Baby 2009-07-01) A beautifully illustrated family book (Mother of Amelia, 22 months Mother & Baby 2009-07-01) Now the youngest Potter fans will be able to join Peter Rabbit as he makes his mischievous romp through Mr. McGregors vegetable garden with this charming new board book version of the classic tale. Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The Tale of Peter Rabbit published in 1902, was her first book, expanded from an illustrated letter she had sent to a young friend. Beatrix Potter went on to publish more than 20 tales and collections of rhymes. Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.