Or they could simply be humanized animals in the tradition of Beatrix Potter.” Lobel himself simply said, “Frog and Toad are really two aspects of myself.” And between Frog, Toad ...

making her a true icon – and it's not just about rabbits and toads. The precious first editions of Beatrix Potter's stories to be auctioned. Getty Today (28 July), Dreweatts and Bloomsbury ...

This was a “turning point,” Lear writes in the biography Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, “a courageous assertion of personal freedom and emotional independence”. Toads Tea-Party c 1905 ...

“Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby,” an illustration by John Tenniel from an 1889 edition of Lewis Carroll's “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” (The Print Collector/Getty Images) Review by ...

She thought of Mr Jackson, a toad who lived in a muddy ditch. He loved little creatures, and would surely gobble them up - but he was always wet and dirty and never wiped his feet. She could not ...

Beatrix Potter managed to sprinkle some magic over ... s tale of messing about in boats features Rat, Mole, Badger and Mr Toad and their tale of friendship and misadventure. This children's ...