Beatrix Potter & the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig

Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 5, 2016

Review

The author of some of the most beloved picture books, Beatrix Potter, is the subject of this particular picture book. Hopkinson has taken several facts from the published "The Journal of Beatrix Potter" and added a few of her own details to tell an adorable story about Beatrix as a child and her love of animals. Children and parents alike will enjoy this book.

Overall Book Score: excellent

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About the Book

Author:

Hopkinson, Deborah

Illustrator: Voake, Charlotte

Illustration Quality: very good

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books

Book Type: picture book fiction

Genre:

Audience: preschool,grades k-3

Binding Type: trade edition

Binding Quality: good

ISBN: 9780385373258

Price: 17.99