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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, by Beatrix Potter
Jeremy Fisher is a frog that lives in a "slippy-sloppy" house at the edge of a pond. During one rainy day, he collects worms for fishing and sets off across the pond on his lily-pad boat. He plans to invite his friends for dinner if he catches more than five minnows. He encounters all sorts of setbacks to his goal, and escapes a large trout who tries to swallow him. He swims for shore, decides he will not go fishing again, and hops home.
Potter's tale pays homage to the leisurely summers her father and his companions passed sport fishing at rented country estates in Scotland. Following the tale's publication, a child fan wrote to Potter suggesting Jeremy find a wife. Potter responded with a series of miniature letters on the theme as if from Jeremy and his pals. After Potter's death in 1943, licences were issued to various firms to produce the Potter characters. Jeremy and his friends were released as porcelain figurines, plush toys, and other merchandise.
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This book has gorgeous illustrations that feel like something lost in time, you're instantly transported back to the early 1900s when you see them, and paired with a cute story about the trials and tribulations one faces when trying to do what they want to do, and knowing when to take a break, this book will be perfect for young children who haven't even started reading, or those just starting out, and maybe children with an affiliation for nice looking art
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