I first encountered Peter Rabbit on the “Maggie Muggins Show.” After Maggie spoke to Farmer McGregor, she would to into the garden to see Peter Rabbit. Then they would show pictures of the story with voiceover. I still associate Peter Rabbit with the anticipation I felt for that show.
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Rebecca Luce-Kapler writes poetry and short fiction. She has been an English teacher for ten years and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Secondary Education, specializing in writing from the perspective of both writers and teachers
Through speaking with people about Beatrix Potter, I discovered my central question for this paper; therefore, I felt that the various voices were important to include. The youngest speaker is six; the oldest is sixtyseven.
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Luce-Kapler, R. The seeing eye of Beatrix Potter. Child Lit Educ 25, 139–146 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02355391
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