Beatrix Potter coloring pages
Welcome to my Beatrix Potter coloring pages section.
Peter Rabbit was based on a real rabbit. Beatrix Potter named her childhood pet Peter Piper, and he became the star of her first book in 1902. She spent the money it earned on Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District, and six of her stories are set in and around it. When she died she left more than 4,000 acres of the countryside she loved to the National Trust so it would stay undeveloped.
Beatrix Potter Characters
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit loses his blue jacket and both of his shoes while running away from Mr. McGregor's garden. He'd been told not to go in, which is exactly why he did.
Benjamin Bunny
Benjamin Bunny is Peter's cousin, and he's perfectly happy to march back into Mr. McGregor's garden to fetch the lost jacket. They fill a spotted handkerchief with onions to take home as a present.
Jemima Puddle-Duck
Jemima Puddle-Duck wants so badly to hatch her own eggs that she flies off to find a quiet spot, and she trusts the first polite stranger she meets. He turns out to be a fox with a very different idea about dinner.
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a hedgehog who washes and irons the clothes for all the animals on the hill. A little girl called Lucie goes looking for her lost handkerchiefs and finds a kitchen tucked right inside the hillside.
Squirrel Nutkin
Squirrel Nutkin sails across the lake to Owl Island on a little raft of twigs, using his tail as a sail. The other squirrels bring the owl polite presents, but Nutkin just sings riddles at him, and it doesn't end well for his tail.
Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Fisher is a frog who goes fishing in a macintosh and galoshes, with a reed for a rod and a lily pad for a boat. He's hoping to catch minnows for dinner, but a large trout catches him first. Luckily the trout didn't care for the taste of his macintosh.
Tom Kitten
Tom Kitten's mother dresses him in his best clothes for a tea party and tells him to keep them clean. He climbs a stone wall almost at once, and his buttons pop off.
Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail
Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail are Peter Rabbit's three sisters, and they're the good little bunnies in the story. While Peter is off causing trouble in Mr. McGregor's garden, they go down the lane to pick blackberries.
Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb
Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb are two mice who sneak into a dolls' house and find that the food on the table is made of plaster. Tom Thumb is so cross that he smashes it. They make up for it later by leaving a crooked sixpence and sweeping the house every morning.
Mr. Tod and Tommy Brock
Mr. Tod the fox and Tommy Brock the badger can't stand each other. Neither one is a very nice neighbour, and it only gets worse when Tommy makes himself at home in the fox's bed.
Pigling Bland and Pig-wig
Pigling Bland is sent off to market, but he ends up running away over the hills with a young black pig called Pig-wig. They hold hands the whole way and don't stop until they've crossed a bridge to safety.
Ginger and Pickles
Ginger and Pickles are a tomcat and a terrier who run the village shop together. They let their customers buy on credit, and soon they can't pay their own bills.
Samuel Whiskers and Anna Maria
Samuel Whiskers and Anna Maria are a pair of rats who catch poor Tom Kitten and roll him up in dough to make a roly-poly pudding. Tom gets away in the end.
Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mrs. Tittlemouse is a wood mouse who keeps her burrow spotless. Her trouble is the messy visitors, including a very large toad and a bumblebee.
Mrs. Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit is Peter's mother, and she has seen it all before. When he comes home with no jacket and no shoes, she puts him straight to bed with camomile tea while his sisters get bread, milk and blackberries for supper.
Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie
Timmy Willie is a country mouse who falls asleep in a vegetable hamper and wakes up in town. His cousin Johnny Town-Mouse invites him to dinner, but the noise and a prowling cat send him straight back to his quiet garden.
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Jackson is a big toad who drops in on Mrs. Tittlemouse without warning. He leaves wet footprints all over her tidy house.
Timmy Tiptoes
Timmy Tiptoes is a grey squirrel who gets shut into a hole in a tree by the other squirrels. Chippy Hackee keeps him so well fed with nuts that Timmy grows too fat to squeeze back out. He's stuck there until a big wind blows the top off the tree.
Chippy Hackee
Chippy Hackee is the striped chipmunk from The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. When a squirrel named Timmy gets stuck in a hollow tree, Chippy lends him a nightcap and keeps him supplied with nuts.
Jeremy Fisher
About Beatrix Potter:
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) was an English author, illustrator, and natural scientist best known for her enchanting children's stories and illustrations featuring anthropomorphic animals. Born into a wealthy and artistic family, Potter developed a keen interest in nature and animals from a young age. Her childhood summers spent in the English Lake District fueled her imagination and love for the countryside, becoming a prominent influence in her later works.
Potter's most famous and enduring creations include the mischievous Peter Rabbit, the curious Benjamin Bunny, the wise Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and the adventurous Jemima Puddle-Duck, among others. Her first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," was self-published in 1901 after facing initial rejections from publishers. The success of this charming tale marked the beginning of a prolific career for Potter as a writer and illustrator.
With exquisite illustrations and captivating narratives, Beatrix Potter's stories continue to captivate generations of readers worldwide. Beyond her literary contributions, Potter was also a keen conservationist, acquiring and preserving vast areas of land in the Lake District. Her legacy extends far beyond the pages of her beloved books, as her timeless tales continue to enchant and inspire both children and adults, fostering a lasting appreciation for the wonders of the natural world.