title: The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit: And Other Cherished Stories
author:  Beatrix Potter 
description: Charles&nbsp;Santore&nbsp;is a renowned, New York Times bestselling children&rsquo;s book illustrator whose work has been widely exhibited in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators.&nbsp;Santore&nbsp;is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children&rsquo;s stories such as The Night Before Christmas, The Little Mermaid and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&rsquo;s Paul Revere&rsquo;s Ride, which was named 2004 Children&rsquo;s Book of the Year for Poetry by the Bank Street College Children&rsquo;s Book Committee. His illustrations for The Wizard of Oz, which is widely considered to be the quintessential illustrated version, were used as the scenic backdrops for a major television performance of the work. More than 6 million copies of his books have been purchased. Charles Santore lives and works in Philadelphia.
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  # The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Beatrix Potter
  
  
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  [Illustration]
  
  
  THE TALE OF
  
  
  PETER RABBIT
  
  
  BY
  
  
  BEATRIX POTTER
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
  FREDERICK WARNE
  
  
  
  
  
  FREDERICK WARNE
  
  
  First published 1902
  
  
  Frederick Warne &Co., 1902
  
  
  Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited,
  
  
  Beccles and London
  
  
  
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
  Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names
  
  
  were—
  
  
  Flopsy,
  
  
  Mopsy,
  
  
  Cotton-tail, and Peter.
  
  
  They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of
  
  
  a very big fir-tree.
  
  
  'Now my dears,' said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, 'you may go into
  
  
  the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden:
  
  
  your Father had an accident there; he was put 