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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. Filled with beautiful illustrations of insects, this sixteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations has delighted children and adults alike since its release in 1910.

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In the Tale of Ginger and Pickles, a yellow tomcat and a terrier are shopkeepers in a small village. Though the mice customers make Ginger the cat's mouth water and Pickles the dog finds his rabbit shoppers faintly enticing, the two control their impulses and even extend credit to their customers. But how long can this combination last? The fifteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles has delighted children and adults alike since its release in 1909.

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In The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy are the parents of six children called the Flopsy Bunnies. While raiding a heap of rotting vegetables, the family is discovered by old Mr. McGregor, who throws them all into a sack. Will the Flopsy bunnies escape? The fourteenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies has delighted children and adults alike since its release in 1909.

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In The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, a farmer's wife believes ducks make poor sitters and takes their eggs to give to her hens to hatch them. The duck Jemima decides to find a safe place away from the farm to lay her eggs. When a fox offers to help, Jemima must keep her guard up. The twelfth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck has children and adults alike since its release in 1907.

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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? The eleventh of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Tom Kitten has served as a warning to naughty children since its release in 1907.

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In The Story of Miss Moppet, a kitten who is teased by a mouse bumps her head on a cupboard. The kitten feigns illness by sitting by the fire and wrapping her head in a duster. Will this ruse be enough to lure the curious mouse? The tenth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Story of Miss Moppet has served children as a general introduction to books and to the Peter Rabbit series since its release in 1906.

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In The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, A bad rabbit steals a carrot from a good rabbit and scratches him in the process. When a hunter mistakes the bad rabbit for a bird, the bad rabbit inadvertently receives his just desserts. The ninth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit has served as a warning to naughty children since its release in 1906.

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In The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, a frog who lives in a slippy-sloppy house alongside a pond, collects worms on a rainy day, and sets off on a lily-pad boat to go fishing. During this trip, he encounters all sorts of obstacles, including a large trout who tries to devour him. The eighth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher has delighted children since its release in 1906.

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In The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, Ribby, a cat, invites a little dog called Duchess to tea. Duchess accepts the invitation but is anxious that she will be served mouse. When Duchess switches pies in Ribby's oven before tea, confusion ensues. The seventh of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan has delighted children since its release in 1905.

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In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a little girl named Lucie has lost three pocket handkerchiefs and a pinafore. Setting out to find them, she spots some fresh clean white cloth on the hillside. As she approaches the clean linens on the hill Lucie spies a door built into the side of the hill and hears someone singing a song about laundry behind it. Could the missing hankies be inside? The sixth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle has delighted children since its release in 1905.

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