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 ONE OF BEATRIX POTTER'S BEST Jul 22, 2011
By D. Blankenship
A couple of things before I start the review:
This is not a review of the Kindle edition of this book. I do not know how it looks. Since Kindle is not in color, I am not sure if the full effect could be received via that mode of reading. Secondly, I have seen at least 10 different editions of this particular Potter story, some as complete separate books and some included in various anthologies. It would be difficult to say which is best. It should also be noted that the product description on this page states that this story is for "Babies through Pre-School. I am not sure who made that designation, but it is one of the silliest I have seen.
Okay....
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher was first published in 1905 and despite the fact that it is not as well known as Peter Rabbit and some of the other works of this author, it is never the less one of her better ones...and that is saying a lot. It is my personal favorite. I suppose I can relate and identify with Jeremy on some level.
Jeremy Fisher is a brown frog who happens to live in "a little damp house amongst the buttercups at the edge of a pond." One rainy day our little frog decides to go fishing so that he can stock up on minnows for dinner that evening. He puts on his galoshes and mackintosh at sets sail on a large lily pad leaf. This is the story of his adventure.
To begin with, Mr. Fisher catches only a stickleback, covered with dangerously sharp spines...not at all good. Suddenly he himself is gobbled up by a large hungry trout! Alas poor Jeremy...but wait! The trout does not care for the taste of the frog's mackintosh and immediately spits him out...lucky Jeremy!
Our little hero goes on to lose his fishing rod, basket and one of his galoshes. (This is where I start identifying with Jeremy). Defeated, the brown frog goes home and is joined my his old friends, the lizard Sir Isaac Newton and Mr. Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise where they have dinner, not on minnows, but on roasted grasshoppers with lady-bird sauce...which Beatrix Potter deems "nasty."
All in all this is truly a delightful tale. It is interesting to note that this was written and illustrated the year after her beloved fiancé, Norman Warne passed away. Ms. Potter took special care with her drawings and it has always been felt that this work was in remembrance of her great lost love. Potter was good; both artistically and as a writer. Her figures of frogs were perhaps some of her best work (I have seen sketch work that was accomplished by her and it is absolutely amazing.) and it most certainly shows up in this fine little book. She drew numerous black and white sketches throughout her life of frogs and would quite often include those small drawings on her correspondence.
All in all, in my opinion, this is one of Beatrix Potter's best works. Find a good copy and give yourself a treat. Your kids will love this one.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Potter never talks down to children! Apr 01, 2006
By L. King
"lucyferking"
I was given this book when I was ten, and it is now a favorite of my three year old. She especially loves that Mr. Jeremy's house is "slippy-sloppy" and that he likes getting his feet wet. The story is fun and funny, and Potter's use of language is intelligent. This is the kind of book that inspires children to be better speakers. Any children's writer who uses words like "disconsolately" is five stars to me!
 Funny cute story Oct 05, 2006
By Norliza Ismail
"The Librarian"
This is a cute story about a frog name Mr. Jeremy Fisher, who have friends over for dinner and he figured, he should catch some minnows for the. While was fishing he has quite a bit of an adventure.
Another beautifully illustrated short story for children by Beatrix Potter. A good choice to read out loud to little kids during story time. I quite enjoy the short story and it's one of the stories a kid really got to have in their reading list as they are growing up.
"He lived in a little damp house amongst the buttercups..." Jun 30, 2006
By Kurt A. Johnson
This cute little book was written and illustrated by the great Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) in 1906, the eighth of her many wonderful stories. This book tells the tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, a frog who decides to go fishing for minnows, so that he can have his friends over for dinner. But, Mr. Fisher never anticipated the many problems his little fishing excursion would run into!
Overall, I found this to be a very cute story, and a lot of fun to read to my little one. Mr. Fisher's damp home is funny, as is his aplomb in facing his problems. This is a great book, that I highly recommend!
A great one Jan 01, 2005
By Leggo Ami
Like so few of Potter's books, this one actually makes sense and lives up to its legend. The gags are still funny for starters and there are few, if any, arcane references to long gone trivia. The minor characters are even fun.
My own favorite thing about Jeremy Fisher is that he is eaten, then spit back out because his rain gear doesn't taste good to the fish who's swallowed him! How many books do you know where the main character is eaten? Good stuff.
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