Illustrator Quentin Blake on ‘new’ Beatrix Potter tale/Video (BBC)

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Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Mrs Tiggywinkle are just some of Beatrix Potter’s most beloved creations… Now a newly-discovered character is making its to the bookshelf – The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots.

The story was written more than a 100 years ago, and has been brought to life by illustrator Quentin Blake.

Holly Hamilton reports/BBC.

You can watch the short video*here*

“A serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains.”

When Miss Kitty sneaks out to go hunting in her beautiful boots she gets herself into all sorts of scrapes, but on this particular night she meets the foxiest hunter of them all – Mr. Tod!

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The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots is published by Frederick Warne & Co, Potter’s original publisher, and is out now.

Read more about the story behind the story *here* and *here*

(Illustrations copyright: Quentin Blake).

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The only illustration that Beatrix Potter did of Kitty-in-Boots.

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8 Responses to Illustrator Quentin Blake on ‘new’ Beatrix Potter tale/Video (BBC)

rubycommenting says:

September 7, 2016 at 12:41 am

Illustrations are a comfort to me, they remind me of a better part of my childhood, reading storybooks. As an adult, I got Aesops Fables and The Brothers Grimm. Ever read The Town Musicians Of Bremen? It’s about a bunch of scapegoats, but they are animals, who together, make a strong force.

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- Oscar Dandelion says:
  
  September 7, 2016 at 3:32 am
  
  Me too, Ruby, I love the illustrations especially in children’s books. No, I haven’t heard of The Town Musicians of Bremen. I must look it up. (Isn’t Bremen in Germany?)
  As a child I would cocoon myself in my books and drawing. I loved drawing then…animals and trees mostly.
  I’m not too keen on Quentin Blake’s style of illustration, much prefer that of Beatrix Potter’s.
  
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  - rubycommenting says:
    
    September 7, 2016 at 12:19 pm
    
    I like Beatrix Potter’s better too:)
    
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- Oscar Dandelion says:
  
  September 7, 2016 at 4:08 am
  
  I found it on Amazon uk. I peeped inside the book, the illustrations are lovely. 🙂
  
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  - rubycommenting says:
    
    September 7, 2016 at 12:20 pm
    
    I don’t know about the illustrations, I was really referring to the story. What I liked about it is that the animals were scapegoats, rejected, but together, they became empowered. Strength in numbers.
    
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  - Oscar Dandelion says:
    
    September 7, 2016 at 2:51 pm
    
    Yes, I like that message…there is support out there. Like the animals from different families, we can make our own families.
    
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helentastic67 says:

September 7, 2016 at 12:53 pm

I have fond memories of my stay in Beatrix Potter Land back in ’94.Yes, the name escapes me right now but it’s in the Lakes district & Ihave mentioned it before.

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- Oscar Dandelion says:
  
  September 7, 2016 at 3:10 pm
  
  I always struggle with remembering names, even of my favourite things
  How lovely to have visited there 🙂
  
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