 Potter 's life had become complicated with the demands of ageing parents and the business of operating a farm before the composition of Mrs. Tittlemouse , and , as a consequence , her literary and artistic productivity began a decline following the tale 's publication . She continued to publish sporadically but much of her work was drawn from decades @-@ old concepts and illustrations . Mrs. Tittlemouse marks the end of her two books a year output for Warnes . Scholars find the book 's depictions of the insects its great attraction . One critic finds a " nightmarish quality " in the tale reflected in Mrs. Tittlemouse 's almost endless war waged against insect pests . Characters from the tale have been modelled as porcelain figurines by Beswick Pottery beginning in 1948 , and the mouse 's image appeared on a Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin in 1955 . Other merchandise has been marketed depicting Mrs. Tittlemouse and her friends . Mrs. Tittlemouse was a character in a 1971 ballet film and her tale was adapted to an animated television series in 1992 . 
