Beatrix Potter, an author who is known for children’s stories like "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and died in 1943, is being accused of taking her stories from African slave tales. Dr. Emily Zobel ...

She created one of the world’s best-known characters for children, and fought to have the book published, but she never sought celebrity status. Beatrix Potter around 1900 outside her home. Though The ...

Like a lot of kids with discerning parents, when I was growing up, I owned a box set containing all twenty-three of Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit tales for children. It is sitting beside me as I write ...

Generations of readers have loved Beatrix Potter’s books, yet few people have given much thought to the woman who wrote and illustrated them. Who was Beatrix Potter? Perhaps a proper young Victorian ...

The cast of beloved children’s book author Beatrix Potter’s iconic characters like Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Mrs. Tiggly-Winkle welcomes a new family member today: Kitty-in-Boots. After it ...

In the books and the first film based on them, “Peter Rabbit” and friends take on farmers and sometimes other animals. The sequel, “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” takes on … itself? Books and films are ...