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Title: The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
Author: Thornton W. Burgess
Narrator: Marian Seldes
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-13-13
Publisher: Dover Publications
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
One of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Cottontail is up to his long-whiskered nose in rib-tickling escapades in this delightful classic. With gentle charm and humor, famed storyteller Thornton W. Burgess draws young listeners into the timeless world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool, and the Purple Mountains.
Warmth and whimsy are the order of the day as Peter discovers the folly of changing his name, outwits the ever-hungry Reddy Fox, manages a number of hare's-breadth escapes and finally makes an ill-advised decision to hibernate - as Johnny Chuck and other woodland creatures do. The silliness of trying to do what nature never intended is one of the gentle morals of these adventures that combine the fun of a good story with little lessons about wildlife, the environment, and being true to one's self.
This unabridged childhood classic will delight young listeners today just as it did their parents and grandparents, narrated by noted actress Marian Seldes.
Members Reviews:
the little tales of Peter and his friends were wonderful. And the illustrations by Cady were special as ...
This was a book I first took out of the library at age 8 or so. I read the entire series then available. Now, even at age 81, the little tales of Peter and his friends were wonderful. And the illustrations by Cady were special as well. I have the book in my collection now....ready to be read for youngsters that visit. Many thanks.
NOT the original illustrations
This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it. However, the prospective buyer should be informed that the illustrations in this Dover edition are NOT by the original illustrator, Harrison Cady. Instead, they are crude redrawings by another artist, Thea Kliros. Although they are better than the illustrations in the Dover titles for which artist Pat Stewart did the crude redrawings, they are not as charming as Cady's work.
Some of the other titles in this Dover series of Thornton Burgess books do have original Harrison Cady illustrations.
To get real Harrison Cady illustrations of this title, you'll have to buy a used book. There were three sets of original Harrison Cady illustrations for this title:
-- Published by Little, Brown, with 6 full-page grayscale illustrations.
-- Published by Little, Brown, with 10 full-page color illustrations.
-- Published by Grosset & Dunlap, with 14 full-page B&W line drawings, including line-drawing versions of all 6 original grayscale illustrations in the Little, Brown editions, plus many smaller line drawings. Also a paperback version of this published under the name "Tempo".
The redrawings in this Dover edition are of the 6 grayscale Little, Brown illustrations.
On the other hand, the cover illustration is one of only four special paintings Cady did of Burgess animals. As far as I know, the four Dover titles that have them are the first editions to use them. The price of the book is worth it for that cover alone.
I recommend the Grosset & Dunlap (and Tempo) editions. Cady did them decades after he did the 6 grayscale Little, Brown illustrations, after he had grown as an artist. Even though the Grosset & Dunlap line drawings are simpler than the Little, Brown grayscale illustrations, they are more charming.
