Peter Rabbit: 5-Minute Stories

Peter Rabbit: 5-Minute Stories by Beatrix Potter

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The Tale of Peter Rabbit
This is the classic tale of Peter Rabbit and how he loses his jacket getting into trouble with Mr. McGregor.

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
These animals don't seem to have much common sense, and in Nutkins case, a severe lack of any animals.

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
A little adventures gives these two mice an unusual experience to see how others live in different places. The same place doesn't always suit everyone the same.

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
This tale directly follows The Tale of Peter Rabbit introducing his uncle and cousin and telling the tale of retreiving his lost clothes from the McGregor garden.

The Tale of Two Bad Mice
These two mice are rather mischevious trouble makers in their quest for their own dinner and benefit. Oddly, they are also in some ways giving as they do attempt to compensate the dolls with both money and cleaning services for the things they take. Rather an odd tale bringing inantimate objects to life and in some ways justifying questionable behavior.

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
A little girl has an odd encounter with the local animals, finding her handkerchiefs and learning how the critters all get their clothes cleaned, even helping to return many of them along the path.

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Have to agree with the storyteller on this one. That last banquet does sound rather nasty, though hopefully the frogs enjoyed it. Perhaps Jeremy should stick to his plans to not attempt fishing again.

The Story of Miss Moppet
This could be taken as typical cat and mouse games, though on a bit more of an intentional level as real cats can't intentionally tie something up and release it later on. One smart mouse however to keep outsmarting this kitten.

The Tale of Tom Kitten
Tom kitten is Moppets sibling and seems a very mischievous one at that. Not dissimilar to Peter Rabbit, he seems to have a habit of losing his clothes. Also similarly, his mother is rather cross at the loss of the fine garments.

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
We saw some puddle ducks in the previous tale when the kittens lost their clothing (on account of dressing the ducks instead). This time we're dealing with one who would like to hatch her eggs and a rather sly fox that apparently has duck on the menu.

The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
This is the tale of Peter Rabbit's nieces and nephews, whom it seems did not learn any lessons from stories of Peter's harrowing encounters with Mr. MacGregor. Fortunately, they have a resourceful mouse for a friend and neighbor who helps the flopsy bunnies and their family.

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
We met Mrs. Tittlemouse briefly in the story of the Flopsy Bunnies. This little mouse does not like visitors messing up her home, and yet this seems to be a very frequent occurrence with a wide variety of offenders.

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
Timmy Tiptoes seems to be minding his own business for the most part, earning himself some unwanted attention thanks to the birds and getting stuck in a tree. Fortunately, it seems nature is on his side or he may not have escaped to go home any time in the near future.

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This was originally my book as we have a 1986 board book copy. The first couple of times we tried reading it, my daughter would close it and toss it away in favor of another book before we even hit page 3. To be fair, it's one of the few real "story" books instead of children books that only go page to page that we've read so far. Now that she recognizes the bunnies however, she loves pointing them out on each page. A classic for any children's library; I can't imagine us not having this book or telling some version of the tale at some point. Better to have a copy she can read and enjoy herself.

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