Beatrix Potter

Casual and bustling is just perfect for the Armistead family

2012-03-17 16:34:14

<![CDATA[Casual and bustling is just perfect for the Armistead family]]>

The Dry Garden: Long Beach lawn rebates prove just how beautiful change can be

2010-10-08 16:33:26

<![CDATA[The Dry Garden: Long Beach lawn rebates prove just how beautiful change can be]]>

Consult Rosalind Creasy before planting a kitchen garden

2011-04-15 16:34:47

<![CDATA[Consult Rosalind Creasy before planting a kitchen garden]]>

Facebook once considered a blue hedgehog mascot

2011-01-31 21:35:58

<![CDATA[Facebook once considered a blue hedgehog mascot]]>

Alice, Beatrix and Harry: Valuable children's literature collection up for auction

2009-11-24 16:33:31

<![CDATA[Alice, Beatrix and Harry: Valuable children's literature collection up for auction]]>

'Through the Looking-Glass' owned by the 'real' Alice hits the auction block

2009-11-27 16:33:18

<![CDATA['Through the Looking-Glass' owned by the 'real' Alice hits the auction block]]>

Pro Portfolio: A family-friendly update on traditional

2010-08-02 16:34:09

<![CDATA[Pro Portfolio: A family-friendly update on traditional]]>

England: Rare exhibition of Beatrix Potter works at Mottisfont Abbey

2010-08-13 16:33:03

<![CDATA[England: Rare exhibition of Beatrix Potter works at Mottisfont Abbey]]>

Monster Mash: new Van Gogh painting; 'Evita' eyes Broadway; New York's Ohio Theatre to close

2010-02-24 16:32:46

<![CDATA[Monster Mash: new Van Gogh painting; 'Evita' eyes Broadway; New York's Ohio Theatre to close]]>

Charlotte, Oscar & Co.

2008-05-11 00:00:00

Where better for a writer to turn for inspiration than to reality? This is especially true of the mystery fiction micro-trend in which authors fashion real-life figures into detectives. It's tricky territory because the margin of error is so tiny. For...

The pleasures of learning one's ABCs

2008-10-19 00:00:00

Alphabet books are a secret passion among book lovers. The sheer number of ABC books published demonstrates that they hold a special place in the world of children's books. Entering the term on Amazon.com delivers 13,089 results (and that was a few days...

'Enchanted Hunters' by Maria Tatar

2009-06-14 00:00:00

Enchanted Hunters The Power of Stories in Childhood Maria Tatar W.W. Norton: 296 pp., $26.95 "Enchanted Hunters" is a well-intended book, but I'm not certain for whom it was intended (though it might do some real good in an education curriculum)....

This mischevious bunny is one of Beatrix Potter's most beloved characters.

2010-01-26 09:53:52

Renee Zellweger She picked up her first best actress Oscar nomination for her perky British intonations as the plump secretary in Bridget Jones s Diary. Zellweger was pitch perfect maybe a bit too perfect a few years later playing the Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.

2008-03-10 11:27:36

Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger star in "Miss Potter," based on the life of author Beatrix Potter.

2007-01-31 17:43:53