Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales

by Marta McDowell

Book Overview

A New York Times Bestseller

There aren't many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters--Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest--exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. In Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, bestselling author Marta McDowell explores the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604693630
• ISBN13: 9781604693638
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

More People Should Read This!!

This is such an interesting biography of Beatrix Potter's life, and I love how the second half was broken down by the seasons. If you're a fan of Beatrix Potter, you would love this book!