Warne's published Peter Rabbit after having rejected it at first, and after Potter colored the pictures. The book was a success among friends.Īt this time, small books for children were hugely popular, and the publishing house of Frederick Warne & Company wanted to produce them. Potter would not color the pictures, so she used her own money to publish the tale as she had written and drawn it. The pictures were drawn in black and white, but publishers wanted the pictures to be colored. Potter made the tale ready for publication, but it was rejected by several publishers. Later, the boy's mother told Potter that the tale should be published. Peter Rabbit was named after her own rabbit. He was sick in bed, and Potter wanted to cheer him. Potter wrote the tale of Peter Rabbit in a letter to child friend Noel Moore. It was published in 1902 by Frederick Warne & Company. The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit, his mother and his sisters Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail
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