At Home with Beatrix Potter: The Creator of Peter Rabbit
10 best books like At Home with Beatrix Potter: The Creator of Peter Rabbit (Susan Denyer): Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion, Laura's Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer, The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography, A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries, Gardens of Awe and Folly: A Traveler's Journal on the Meaning of Life and Gardening, Waking Up in Eden: In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island, Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, Winter's Tale: Winter's Tale, Puzzle Island
Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion
| Author | Judy Corbett |
| ISBN | 0091897319 |
When Judy Corbett caught sight of a great stone mansion in the craggy wilds of north Wales, she had little idea of the adventure on which she was about to embark. She and her husband, Peter, had long dreamed of buying an old ruin and escaping the pace and excesses of modern life. But it was only when they had...
Laura's Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder
| Author | William Anderson |
| ISBN | 0060278420 |
Though best known as the author of the Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder led a full, rich life that spanned almost a century of American history. All through her life Laura saved mementos of her past, including early writings, letters, drawings, and photographs, which have been lovingly preserved...
Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young, and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron’s “mad” love of poetry. But Ada remained fascinated with her father...
| Author | Margaret Lane |
| ISBN | 0723246769 |
After watching the wonderful movie "Miss Potter" starring Renee Zellweger, I had to read this 1946 biography of Beatrix Potter written right after her death at age 77. It was published by the same company -- Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. -- that published her famous children's books. I was pleased...
| Author | Thomas Mallon |
| ISBN | 1886913021 |
Mallon has assembled a guide to the great diaries of literature -- from Samuel Pepys to Anais Nin. Mallon has written a new introduction for this edition which comments on the political consequences of keeping a journal, as in the former controversy involving Sen. Bob Packwood. A diarist himself, Mallon...
| Author | Vivian Swift |
| ISBN | 1632860279 |
God I love Vivian Swift’s books. They are enchanting. Later, just a few hours after finishing it, I was staring into a garden around City Hall and the Tweed Courthouse. It was night and fireflies came out. I never see fireflies, I was so thrilled, and it was all so magical and lovely and I thought, I’m...
Waking Up in Eden: In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island
| Author | Lucinda Fleeson |
| ISBN | 1565124863 |
Like so many of us, Lucinda Fleeson wanted to escape what had become a routine life. So, she quit her big-city job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Imagine a one-hundred-acre garden estate nestled amid...
| Author | Linda Lear |
| ISBN | 0312369344 |
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Peter Rabbit, Mr. McGregor, and many other Beatrix Potter characters remain in the hearts of millions. However, though Potter is a household name around the world, few know the woman behind the illustrations. Her personal life, including a romantic...
Winter's Tale: Winter's Tale
| Author | Robert Sabuda |
| ISBN | 0689853637 |
This was an amazing Book! All the pop-ups are BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING. I went thru the book a few times before I 'discovered' the flaps on the sides. With very few words the author is so expressive and told a beautiful story about winter!
I think this book would be great to teach about what animals do in...
| Author | Paul Adshead |
| ISBN | 0859534022 |
My daughter loved Graham Base's books The Eleventh Hour and Enigma, so I went looking for other similar puzzle/mystery books to do with her. This one was perfect to solve with her. She is 6 but is a strong reader and knows a good deal about animals. The puzzles are very straightforward throughout this book....
| Author | Beatrix Potter |
| ISBN | 0723258058 |
This lavish, illustrated journal describes Beatrix Potter’s life as a young woman in Victorian England as she struggles to achieve independence and to find artistic success and romantic love.
Using witty, observant commentary taken from Beatrix’s own diaries, the journal features...
Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales
| Author | Marta McDowell |
| ISBN | 1604693630 |
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Garden Writers Association Gold Award
There aren’t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters—Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest—exist in...
| Author | Beverley Nichols |
| ISBN | 0881927295 |
This reprint of the third book in Nichols's Allways trilogy contains a new foreword by Bryan Connon, Beverley Nichols's biographer. Set in the English countryside, the hilarious memoir is as much about the author's love for plants as it is about the village in which he lived. The depictions of flowers...
Casanova Was a Librarian: A Light-Hearted Look at the Profession
What do Casanova, Pope Pius XI, Benjamin Franklin and first lady Laura Bush have in common? At one time, all were members of the librarian profession. While librarians are often stereotyped as quiet, shy ladies who wear their gray hair in a dignified bun, that doesn't reflect the variety and diversity...
Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden--A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups
| Author | Sharon Lovejoy |
| ISBN | 0761123865 |
A magical book of adventures and appreciations written and illustrated by the author of Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots this award-winning title was published by a small press in Colorado in 1991. The reviews say it all: A fetching primer on gardening for children. . . . Irresistible (The Smithsonian)....
The Private World of Tasha Tudor
| Author | Tasha Tudor |
| ISBN | 0316112925 |
Tasha Tudor has written and illustrated more than seventy-five beloved children's books since her first, Pumpkin Moonshine, in 1938. Now seventy-seven years old, she lives on a farm in southern Vermont, where she has recreated an early Victorian world. To capture this intimate portrait of Tasha...
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood
| Author | Kathryn Aalto |
| ISBN | 1604695994 |
Loved “Goodbye Christopher Robin”? Learn more about the real place that inspired the beloved stories.
Delve into the home of the world’s most beloved bear! The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh explores the magical landscapes where Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their friends live...
To Be a Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses
| Author | Hugh Brewster |
| ISBN | 0060294809 |
Princesses live in splendid palaces with servants to grant their every wish....or do they? Here the stories of twelve real princesses reveal what life behind the palace walls is really like. "This night I think to die," declares Elizabeth Tudor as she shivers in the Tower of London in 1554. Her half sister,...
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Disney Little Golden Book (Disney)
| Author | Diane Muldrow |
| ISBN | 0736434259 |
Have you forgotten how to see the magic in the world around you? To get that childlike sparkle back in your life, look no further than timeless Disney Little Golden Books! Featuring illustrations from classic favorites such as Cinderella, Frozen, Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Lion King, Snow White, Finding...
The Lost Files of Nancy Drew
| Author | Carolyn Keene |
| ISBN | 0448446472 |
This is one of those scrapbook-sized books that contains loads on information and things to open and look at. It centers on certain of the stories, including The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Mystery at Lilac Inn, The Clue in the Diary, The Clue of the Broken Locket, The Secret of the...
Very Charleston: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm
| Author | Diana Hollingsworth Gessler |
| ISBN | 1565123395 |
Cobblestone streets leading to perfectly preserved historic homes. Intricate wrought-iron gates opening to lush, fragrant gardens. A skyline of steeples and a river harbor bustling with schooners and sailboats. Charleston is one of America's most charming cities.
In vibrant watercolors...
