Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

Centenary Gold Edition

Author Beatrix Potter

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Celebrate 100 years of Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes!

Discover this timeless gold edition of Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes on the 100th anniversary of its first publication.

Full of delightful rhymes, such as Goosey Goosey Gander, This Little Piggy and Three Blind Mice, each one carefully reimagined in Potter's traditional style.

Packed with Beatrix Potter's original watercolour illustrations and classic rhymes, Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes has delighted young readers for generations. The ideal gift for fans of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter.

Other titles in this series include:
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales
The World of Peter Rabbit: The Complete Collection
Peter Rabbit: The Complete Adventures

$20.99

February 22, 2022

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Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, at No. 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. Beatrix Potter discovered her love of nature on annual summer holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. On September 4, 1893, Beatrix sat down to write a picture letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her ex-governess, all about a naughty rabbit called Peter. Noel was ill in bed and so Beatrix wrote to him: "My dear Noel, I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits. . . . " Some years later, Beatrix thought of publishing the story as a book. She rewrote it into an exercise book and sent it to…