Surprise!

Everyone that wrote a post this week is getting Beatrix Potter and Harry Potter jelly beans. I bet most of have heard of Harry Potter but have you heard of Beatrix Potter? Beatrix was born 99 years before JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. Both women were born in July in England. Both had big struggles before their books became famous.

Beatrix was born to a wealthy family but had a lonely childhood. Her parents sent her brother to boarding school so Beatrix was alone a lot. Her parents would take her out to the country and Beatrix loved to watch and take care of the animals out in the country. She started to draw the animals and kept practicing. She wrote Peter the Rabbit, inspired by all of the animals she watched. No one would publish it in the beginning but Beatrix did not give up. Eventually Peter the Rabbit was published and became very popular. Peter the Rabbit is still considered a classic. Annie, Spencer and I all like Beatrix Potter's story Squirrel Nutkin. It is a story rich in symbolism and therefore we did not understand it at first. We read more about Beatrix Potter and her life and understood more of the symbolism. Let us know if you have read any of her stories!