Betsy and Ralph and their mother appear in some of the illustrations for the book. The book is dedicated to Betsy and Ralph Cannon who were the children of John Cannon, the farm manager. Beatrix used the buildings and animals on the farm as the basis for the illustrations. It is set in the farmyard at Hill Top Farm. The book was first published in 1908 by Frederick Warne and Co. One of the books Beatrix Potter wrote after her move to the Lake District was The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck. In later life she would settle in the Lake District and bought several farms which she would bequeath to the National Trust thus preserving the countryside. Her love of the countryside was developed during family holidays in Scotland and later in the Lake District. Her life-long love of animals and the natural world began as a child when she and her brother had many ' pets' including rabbits, mice and frogs which would one day become the subjects of some of her books. 28 th July 2016 will be the 150 th Anniversary of the birth of Helen Beatrix Potter, better known as Beatrix Potter.
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