The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck | Beatrix Potter

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The tale of poor Jemima is more cautionary tale than anything. It reminded me of Grimm‘s fairy tales and the like. Get out of your comfort zone, learn a little of the world, so you don‘t end up trusting foxes. Not everyone who says they‘re helping you is actually doing so. 22/1,001 #1001ChildrensBooks

Texreader You are just roaring through all those books you checked out! 😁 what fun! 6y

AshleyHoss820 @Texreader I know! 😂 We took a break so I wasn‘t posting every five minutes for a while...😂🤷🏻‍♀️😂 It‘s been a nice brain break, though! (edited) 6y

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Bookworm54

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck | Beatrix Potter

Fenwicks always has an amazing Christmas window, but this years Beatrix Potter display rocks!

I grew up with these stories. My uncle used to call me Jemima Puddleduck (he still does) and my favourite of the stories was Mrs Tiggy-Winkle as my aunt used to rescue and rehabilitate hedgehogs so there were always loads around. 😊

*full disclosure, she once got 5 babies at once and I got to name them. Obviously I named them after the people in steps*

saresmoore I'm overwhelmed—both by the window display and by the idea of "loads of hedgehogs". ? 8y

Bookworm54 @saresmoore it was amazing! The 5 steps hedgehogs were babies, so they still had their white spikes 😌 8y

mklong And here I thought my childhood was just fine. I had no idea I was missing out on loads of hedgehogs! 8y

LeahBergen Wow! I love this ❤️ 8y

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SecretLivesOfFictionLovers

Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (Anniversary) | Beatrix Potter

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One thing I love about Beatrix Potter is that she didn't feel the need to be nice to all the animals in her stories simply for the child's benefit. She kept it real. That fox was a nasty piece of work!

SaraFair Enjoy it! Love that little hand gripping the book like Mama. 8y

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Yossarian

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck | Beatrix Potter

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I'm pretty sure the moral of this inspiration-squashing children's story is, "If everyone else thinks you're crappy at something, don't even bother trying -- you're probably just going to royally screw it up anyway."

Mayread Well Potter hated children so that seems about right. 8y

haanim Remember reading this as a child and I had the words "Jemima Paddle Duck" stuck in my head for months like an ear worm. Completely forgot what the book was about, but those words just got stuck like a broken record ? 8y

AmyWrites My oldest son absolutely adored this story when he was about 2 1/2. We still read it occasionally. No, it's not pleasing to our 21st-century sensibilities (the fox bites it in the end, among other things) but we still like it. 8y

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KristinaBrooke There are a few children's books that rub me the wrong way. This one, Rainbow Fish, The Giving Tree... 8y

BookishFeminist Yea, seriously. Fuck this story. 8y

PatriciaU Someone else who finally sees through Beatrix Potter! Huzzah! And don't get me started on the goddamned Rainbow Fish.... 8y

Magslhalliday I dislike this because OMG the dogs that 'rescue' her eat her babies. And she's seen as silly by the narrator for being groomed by a predator. 8y

Martyn_J_Pass How dare you criticise such an awesome British Institution! I've never eaten lettuce before operating heavy machinery thanks to Beatrix' sage-like wisdom!! 8y

Vexingcircumstance I have a bunch of these books. I don't love the stories but I love the illustrations. 8y

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