Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit                (week six)

 a fictional animal character in various children's stories by Beatrix Potter.He first appeared in The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902 and subsequently in five more books between 1904 and 1912.

Merchandise includes dishes, wallpaper,bags, and dolls.

In 1936, Walt Disney expressed interest in making a Peter Rabbit film. Beatrix Potter she refused and did not give him the rights!

Peter Rabbit appears in the 1971 ballet film, The Tales of Beatrix Potter. He also was featured in HBO's 1991 Storybook Musical adaptation of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, narrated by Carol Burnett.

There is an accurate replica of Potter's house and a theme park in Japan, and a series of Mr McGregor's gardens in one of the largest banks. Merchandisers in Japan estimate that 80% of the population have heard of Peter Rabbit.


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Potter asserted that her tales would one day be nursery classics, and part of the "longevity of her books comes from strategy", writes Potter biographer Ruth MacDonald.She was the first to exploit the commercial possibilities of her characters and tales; between 1903 and 1905 these included a Peter Rabbit stuffed toy, an unpublished board game, and nursery wallpaper.

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