Many remember the endearing little books crafted by Beatrix Potter. The adventures and misadventures of young Peter Rabbit in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” as he is chased around the garden by Mr.

Near Sawrey, Cumbria Beatrix Potter, from her teens until the age of 30, kept a secret diary. It was in code and the handwriting was tiny: “No one will ever read this,” she declared. She was wrong. In ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Beatrix Potter is best known for her tales and illustrations of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter Rabbit, who pestered a certain farmer by digging up his onions. Outside of Mr. McGregor’s garden ...

On Dec. 22, 1943, Beatrix Potter died in Sawrey, England. In her will, she left much of her land to the National Trust to preserve it for future generations to enjoy. While 2016 marks 150 years since ...

When I was a little girl, my grandparents gifted me with a beautiful set of Beatrix Potter books for Christmas one year. I could barely wait for every­one to finish unwrapping presents so that I could ...

A wild-whiskered cat poses jauntily in what might be old-fashioned golfing attire on the front cover of “The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots” (Warne, 69 pages, $20), a hitherto unpublished story by the great ...

I’m sure Beatrix Potter had something to do with me becoming a gardener. Her books fascinated me as a child with their gentle watercolors depicting English country life from the perspective of ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter, one of the most enduring and cherished children's authors of all time. To commemorate the anniversary, a new, ...