Classic Nursery Tales: 150 Years of Frederick Warne

Classic Nursery Tales: 150 Years of Frederick Warne by

A celebration of one of the most important publishers of children's books, this title commemorates the 150th anniversary of Frederick Warne. The collection includes scarcely-seen material as well as classic stories and artwork from four of the most influential children's authors and illustrators of all time: Beatrix Potter Kate Greenaway Randolph Caldecott Edward Lear Each section is introduced by important modern authors and illustrators; Jan Pienkowski, Paul O. Zelinsky, Eleanor Taylor and Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Beatrix has created some of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Beatrix Potter was born in London in 1866. During her rather lonely childhood and later, as a young woman, she studied art and natural history. She acquired her love and knowledge of the countryside during family holidays, at first in Scotland and then in the Lake District. She started her career as children's author and illustrator in 1901 when she was thirty-five. In the years before the First World War, demand for her work was so great that she was publishing an average of two new stories a year. As she became financially independent, she was able to buy some land in the Lake District and in 1913, on her marriage to solicitor William Heelis, she moved to live there permanently. For the last thirty years of her life, writing and illustrating gave place to a second career as a sheep farmer and countryside conservationist. Her little books never lost their popularity however and today they sell in their millions, translated into numerous languages, and the pleasures of those timeless tales continue to be enjoyed by children all over the world.

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ISBN 13	9780141360492
ISBN 10	0141360496
Title	Classic Nursery Tales: 150 Years of Frederick Warne
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2015-10-01
Number of pages	112
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.