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Beatrix Potter and her stories are legendary. But few people know about the inspiration behind her most famous character.
The Moore household is abuzz whenever Miss Potter comes to visit. And no one looks forward to her visits more than young Noel. One day she announces that she's leaving for Scotland, but promises to write. Soon after, Noel becomes bedridden with fever and only begins to get well when he receives a letter from Miss Potter. The letter is really a story -- a story with pictures written just for Noel -- that eventually becomes The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
My Dear Noel has a simply told, endearing text that is perfect for young children, and the charming, vivacious illustrations would have pleased Potter herself. A fascinating Author's Note and reproductions of famous letter also make this book a wonderful gift for Potter enthusiasts.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 1-3-Johnson relates the story of how Beatrix Potter came to write Peter Rabbit, the first of her classic children's books. She is depicted as an adult, a close friend of the Moore children, particularly Noel, the oldest son. The book shows them eagerly awaiting a visit from her. She brings her pet rabbit and mice, treats, and jokes. Later Noel is taken ill and spends the summer bedridden. In the fall, he receives a thick packet from Potter, a story with pictures that she has written to cheer him up. It is the original version of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Noel feels it is about him and his family and loves it and rallies. A concluding page fills out more of the story of the boy, his family, and Potter. Reminiscent of Michael Hague's style, the competent artwork shows a comfortable, well-to-do Victorian home, the Moore children engaged in a variety of activities and interactions with Potter, and Noel's long confinement. The attractive layout lends variety, with pictures ranging from full-page or double-page spreads to panels, ovals, and circles. The endpapers show facsimiles of the original picture letter sent to Noel in 1893. An unusual offering with a bit of history that will appeal to children.-Judith Gloyer, Milwaukee Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Johnson's (The Princess and the Painter) spare tale will be lapped up by anyone who ever loved Beatrix Potter's cotton-tailed hero. Her story tells of the famous letter that Potter sent to an ill London boy in 1893 that later evolved into The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Elegant watercolor and pen-and-ink artwork brimming with period details focuses on Noel Moore and his cherubic siblings as they eagerly await a visit from Miss Potter; simultaneous views of Potter in her home cleverly hint at her professional interests. Irresistible in sailor suits and smocked dresses, the children greet their friend: "Noel had known her longest, so he felt she belonged to him more than to Eric or Marjorie or Freda." The ideal guest, she arrives with gifts for all, also bringing her mischievous pet mice and rabbit, Peter. As Potter departs, she explains to Noel that she is going to Scotland and will not be able to visit for awhile, but "I shall write." When her envelope arrives, it is just the tonic needed by Noel, who has spent the summer in bed, "forgetting how it felt to be well": the child decides that Mrs. Potter's tale of a feisty hero named Peter Rabbit is "really about me!" Johnson's credible dialogue and her precisely detailed Victorian setting make these endearing, century-old characters impressively lifelike and immediate. A facsimile of Potter's original missive to Noel on the endpapers tops off this inviting introduction to an extraordinary artist and her best-known work. Ages 4-8. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
When young Noel Moore becomes sick while his friend Miss Potter is away on holiday, she writes him an illustrated letter--the story that will eventually become [cf2]The Tale of Peter Rabbit[cf1]. In this book based on actual events, text and illustrations remain true to the known facts, using watercolor with pen outlines to depict subtly colored but lively scenes reminiscent of the period. From HORN BOOK Fall 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Johnson enchantingly recounts for the picture-book audience the well-known story of the origins of Beatrix Potter's first book. The impending visit of the beloved ``Miss Potter'' to the Moore household in about 1893 fires much excitement in the children. The studious, isolated Miss Potter, shown first in her study with microscope and drawing pencils, gives generously of her nature with them: ``She told jokes that made them ache with giggles. She drew pictures and never said, `I'm tired, that's enough!' '' When Noel becomes ill, miserable and lonely in bed for months, a letter with pictures comes from Miss Potter. The endpapers reproduce that letter, the intact story of Peter Rabbit, its compositions exquisite, its sketches true to life, its narrative perfect. Despite some awkwardness in the proportions and placement of the figures, this book is an obvious labor of love; Johnson shows considerable talent in her representation of the period and in the household of the wealthy Moores. That Peter Rabbit's mischief was written down first for a real child will make that story all the more powerful to readers, and may be their first acquaintance with literary history. (Picture book. 4-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 4^-8. Johnson recounts the story of Beatrix Potter's friendship with the Moore family, for whom her classic Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) was first composed. Told from the point of view of the oldest Moore child, Noel, Johnson explains that Potter was a close family friend and frequent visitor, who often shared her pets, pictures, and stories with the children. Once, while Noel was recuperating from an extended illness, she sent him a story-letter that included the chronicle of Peter and Mr. McGregor. Johnson's presentation is a gentle one, full of Victorian-style language (not unlike Potter's) and colorful pen-and-ink-and-watercolor illustrations that teem with details of British life circa 1893. Appended with an account of what later happened to Noel Moore and featuring endpaper reproductions of the original letter, this should be popular with Potter's many fans. --Kay Weisman