The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and Other Mouse Stories

The World of Beatrix Potter #16+

by Beatrix Potter

The original and authorized edition.

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Picture Books

80 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 1985

About the author

Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist who is best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit.

Born into a wealthy household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets, and through holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developed a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Because she was a woman, her parents discouraged intellectual development, but her study and paintings of fungi led her to be widely respected in the field of mycology.

In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and became secretly engaged to her publisher, Norman Warne, causing a breach with her parents, who disapproved of his social status. Warne died before the wedding.

Potter eventually published 24 children's books, the most recent being The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (2016), and having become financially independent of her parents, was able to buy a farm in the Lake District, which she extended with other purchases over time.

In her forties, she married a local solicitor, William Heelis. She became a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to write and illustrate children's books. Potter died in 1943 and left almost all of her property to The National Trust in order to preserve the beauty of the Lake District as she had known it, protecting it from developers.

Potter's books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats, including a ballet, films, and in animation.

Reviews

[Nathan Meier · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding collection of fun stories and great art

[Bless Your Memory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mrs. Tittle mouse was a most terribly tidy particular little mouse, always sweeping and dusting the sandy floors!

[[ J o ] · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Short and quick review from memory before I re-read and re-review at a later date:

Delightful, I assume. Potter from memory is a wee bit twee, but I think that's part of the charm tbh.]

[♥ I’d Rather Be Reading ♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

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OVERALL THOUGHTS:

A collection of Beatrix Potter's mouse-centered tales. I rather like her mouse stories. They are pretty adorable.

You can see my review for each book below:

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The Tale of Two Bad Mice (4 stars)
(Read 7/26/2025 to 7/26/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (3 stars)
(Read 11/22/2025 to 11/22/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (4 stars)
(Read 9/9/2025 to 9/9/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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The Tailor of Gloucester (3 stars)
(Read 7/23/2025 to 7/24/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Recensioni in tre parole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classico. Dolce. Tenero.