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Beatrix Potter’s silence concerning her sources means the Brer Rabbit folktales that helped create her stories are passed over without acknowledgement or celebration.
Later animations have told the tale of Peter Rabbit and friends, but none have reflected the power of the original.
What can we expect from this newly discovered manuscript from a much-beloved author?
Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, was an ardent defender of children’s literature, believing the works of Beatrix Potter to be equal to “the greatest English prose writers that have…
