The Radio Reading Room for Kids

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a beloved children’s book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story follows the mischievous young rabbit named Peter Rabbit as he ventures into the garden of Mr. McGregor. Despite his mother’s warning, Peter disobeys and gets into trouble. The tale was originally written for a 5-year-old boy named Noel Moore, the son of Potter’s former governess. It was privately printed in 1901 after several rejections from publishers but was later published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. Since then, it has become one of the best-selling books in history, translated into 36 languages and selling over 45 million copies. Read by Myron Hieronymous.