The Tale of Peter Rabbit


THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT


A.    Bibliography- Potter, Beatrix. 2001. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. III. by Michael Hague. New York: Sea Star Books. ISBN 1587170531

B.     Plot Summary- In this classic tale Peter, a naughty rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Peter the rabbit starts eating vegetable in the garden when Mr. McGregor spots the naughty rabbit! Mr. McGregor’s attempts to catch Peter Rabbit but fails.  Peter Rabbit escapes and goes to bed without dinner while his three siblings enjoyed a bread, milk, and blackberries. 

C.    Critical Analysis- This traditional tale is sure to get young readers hooked from the very beginning with its classic use of “Once upon a time”. Young Readers can relate to this book because just like Peter Rabbit they too are often warned by their mothers not to be mischievous. The illustrations vividly show the differences between Peter Rabbit and his siblings. For instance, the position of Peter shows him standing straight and tall with his ears being straight up and his siblings huddled in the background together. This is foreshadowing the mischievous character Peter Rabbit. The watercolor illustrations are more modern but they do a wonderful job of portraying the action for young readers.

D.    Review excerpts –
“The quintessential cautionary tale, Peter Rabbit warns naughty children about the grave consequences of misbehaving.”-GOODREAD

E.     Connections -

            Student create a sequence of events using picture cards from the story.

            Students can use Peter the rabbit to identify character traits.

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