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In The Pie and The Patty Pan, Beatrix Potter tells the delightful tale of Duchess, a little dog, and her friend Ribby, a cat, as they navigate a humorous misunderstanding over a tea party. When Ribby invites Duchess over for pie, Duchess secretly swaps the pies, fearing that Ribby’s dish might contain a patty pan. The charming story unfolds with wit and warmth, revealing Potter’s classic themes of friendship, manners, and misunderstandings.

In The Tale of Mr. Tod, Beatrix Potter introduces two memorable characters: Mr. Tod, a cunning fox, and Tommy Brock, a grumpy badger. This classic tale follows their humorous yet tense rivalry as Tommy Brock kidnaps a litter of baby rabbits, and Mr. Tod gets entangled in the rescue plot. Set against the backdrop of the English countryside, this tale blends mystery, mischief, and humor in a way that only Beatrix Potter can.

This collection of delightful children’s stories celebrates two iconic British authors, A. A. Milne and Beatrix Potter. Included are the ever-popular Winnie-The-Pooh, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Tale of Mrs. Titlemouse, The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, The Tale of Johnny-Town-Mouse, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.

Young and older listeners alike will treasure this collection of Beatrix Potter's beloved animal stories, narrated by Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw and legendary actress, singer, dancer, and comedian Carol Channing, with musical accompaniment. Stories include tales about the adventures of four little bunnies named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter; a terrier and a ginger cat who own a shop; a naughty squirrel who loses his tail; and two mischievous mice and a doll house.

Pieter Konijn is een ondeugend konijntje dat samen met zijn moeder en zusjes in het bos woont. Hij gaat als enige de tuin van de boze Meneer McGregor in en beleefd een flink avontuur!

In "The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse", a woodmouse finds it a challenge to keep a tidy house under a hedge that is visited by an assortment of insects. In this story, a beetle leaves dirty footprints and a spider leaves cobwebs in his wake after visits to Mrs. Tittlemouse's underground tunnel-house.

In "The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes", a squirrel, Timmy, and his wife, Goody, are collecting nuts for the winter. But when a passing flock of birds suspect Timmy of raiding the birds' stores, they stuff him through a hole in a tree. Will Timmy escape? What will Goody do?

n "The Tale of Pigling Bland", an old sow sends away her eight rambunctious children. One of them, Pigling Bland gets lost in the woods and spends the night in a strange chicken-coop. The owner, a farmer named Peter Piperson offers to let Pigling Bland stay at his farm, but Pigling Bland isn't sure that's a good idea. When he meets a beautiful black pig named Pig-Wig, the two make plans to escape.

In The Tale of Two Bad Mice, two mice, upset at learning the food in a dollhouse is fake, go on a vandalism spree. When the little girl who owns the dollhouse sees the destruction, she puts a policeman doll outside the doll house to prevent any more vandalism. To make up for their nefarious deeds, the two mice put a crooked sixpence in the doll's stocking on Christmas Eve and tidy up the house with a dust-pan and broom. The fifth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charming tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Two Bad Mice has delighted children since its release in 1904.

In "The Tale of Tom Kitten", three cats must wash and dress for tea. However, when their mother is grooming him, young Tom Kitten is very naughty and scratches her! How will his mother punish Tom for being so naughty?

In The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding, Tom Kitten is a young cat who lives with his mother and sisters in a house overrun with rats. When Tom Kitten stumbles into the home of a rat, Samuel Whiskers, and his wife Anna Maria, Tom Kitten faces the unsettling prospect of getting turned into a their dinner pudding.

A selection of classic children’s stories.

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl - only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs! One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying - oh, she did cry so! I’ve lost my pocket-handkin! Three handkins and a pinny! Have you seen them, Tabby Kitten?

Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse. She lived in a bank under a hedge. Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

Acclaimed author Beatrix Potter comes through with another classic about two misguided mice who struggle with the pretend food they find in Jane’s dollhouse. It seems mice will do what mice do, but perhaps it will come out right in the end.

The Tale of Pigling Bland - written by Beatrix Potter describing the adventures of the pig of the title and how his life changes upon meeting a soul mate, in much the same way that Potter's life was changing at the time the book was published.

A Farmyard Tale-What a funny sight to see a brood of ducklings with a hen! The farmer will not allow Jemima Puddleduck to hatch her own eggs.What does she do???

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin was written by Beatrix Potter, a story about a young squirrel who grew impatient and narrowly escaped from an owl called Old Brown. Glenn Haskell beautifully narrates this audiobook as he performs The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.

The warmth, whimsy and charm of these animal stories by Beatrix Potter and T. Burgess have made them favorites with generations of children and adults.

Short stories for children from Beatrix Potter, Andrew Lang and E. Nesbit.