Beatrix Potter Characters

Beatrix Potter is one of the favorite children's authors through the ages. The Beatrix Potter books have been children's must-have since they were first published about 110 years ago. The Beatrix Potter characters like Jemima Puddle duck and Peter Rabbit are among the most loved characters of several generations of children. You are definitely missing something important in the imaginative and classic fiction, if you have not read these books. You can definitely order entire collection of Beatrix Potter books on the Internet of you may even find them in the local bookstore.

Peter Bunny and Benjamin Bunny along with the Flopsy bunnies are among the most popular Beatrix Potter characters. However, some other characters also keep reappearing in these books. The Jemima Puddle Duck is one of them and she first appeared in the story of Tom kitten and then in the popular The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck. This duck was inspired from a real duck which lived in the Hilltop Farm of Beatrix Potter. This duck used to hide her nest for laying the eggs in extremely inaccessible places. In the story also Jemima Puddle duck is anxious to find a place where it will be possible for her to lay eggs undisturbed. Her problem is that the eggs are removed from the nest she has in the farm which is why she decides to lay her eggs in the forest where she will hatch her baby ducklings. So, she is looking for a place in the forest for laying her eggs she comes across a charming gentleman who is a fox. This gentleman promises that he will show a feathered nest to Jemima for laying eggs if she accompanies him to his home after collecting some traditional herbs to stuff his omelet.  The herbs Jemima is collecting are used for stuffing ducks and Kep who is a collie in the farm rescues Jemima from the fox. Later, Jemima hatches her four ducklings.

The moral of the briefly described story is that you should never trust strangers. All the Beatrix Potter stories are of similar type and have simple but important morals, while not being preachy. The Beatrix Potter characters are also quite entertaining and funny and have qualities similar to young children such as naughtiness. Therefore, children can easily relate to the Beatrix Potter characters. The illustrations in the book are also painted by Beatrix Potter herself which add to the magic of the stories. The Beatrix Potter characters are so popular that soft toys of these characters are also available.

A Beatrix Potter book along with the soft toys of Beatrix Potter characters is the perfect gift you can give a child on any occasion. The child will not only enjoy the book but also learn something from it along with getting into the good habit of reading. The entire Beatrix Potter collection is available on the Internet on particular websites and you just have to research extensively for availing the best possible deals.