The Tailor of Gloucester (The 23 Tales No.3)

By Beatrix Potter and Elizabeth M. Potter

Book Overview

The Tailor of Gloucester was first published in 1903 and tells the story of a poor tailor trying to survive in his freezing workshop over a hard winter. He has a terribly important commission to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0723234620
• ISBN13: 9780723234623
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.8" x 0.3" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

Christmas story

My family has read this book every Christmas Eve out loud since 1903 - never missed a Christmas. It is one of our family traditions and each child as they have grown up has gotten their own copy to read at their house. I remember my dad reading it, I read it to my kids, and now they are reading it on Christmas Eve too. My grandparents and then me much later even had a striped cat named Simpkin, A wonderful atory with beautiful illustrations.

My favorite of the B. Potter books

It's such a sweet story, and the illustrations on this book are particularly lovely. I recommend it for you or a young friend.

Wonderful memories

These books are are so beautifully written and create an imaginative world for your child. I have wonderful memories of these tales from my childhood and love introducing them to my children. They are timeless!

Likewise

It would be almost impossible to pick a favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, but if I had to, this would be it. The story and the artwork combine to make a perfect children's (or adult's)book.

A classic for slightly older children

This is my favorite of the Beatrix Potter books, and I probably read all of them as a child. It's ideal for a slightly older child. A very sweet story of a tailor, his cat, and a group of mice who save his business when he is too ill to work.