Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
beach reading
starry skies to read under
reading in nature
  • Location: The Lake District, Beatrix Potter Country

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

Why a Booktrail?

Who really lives at Hill Top House in the Lake District?

  • ISBN: 978-0723247852
  • Genre: Childrens

What you need to know before your trail

The first farm that Beatrix Potter owned, Hill Top, was an old house with thick walls and many hiding places for rats and mice. In The Tale of Samuel Whiskers this farmhouse is Tom Kitten’s home and the story tells what happens when Tom accidently comes upon the rat Samuel Whiskers living in a secret hideout behind the attic walls

Travel Guide

Beatrix Potter’s Lake District

Don’t be fooled into thinking that the world of Peter Rabbit is just for children  – the countryside here is stunning and some of the prettiest in England.

Beatrix Potter was quite the representative for her beloved Lake District With revenue from the sales of her books, Beatrix Potter bought a farm – Hill Top –  where she later became a farmer and prize-winning sheep breeder.

Helen Beatrix Potter, known as Beatrix, was born on 28 July 1866 to Rupert and Helen Potter in Kensington, London

She was always encouraged to draw, and she spent many hours sketching animals and plants around her.  she never went to school but had an art teacher Miss Cameron, and a number of governesses, including Annie Moore, to whom she remained close throughout her life.

Two of Beatrix’s earliest artist models were her pet rabbits. They joined the family everywhere and she taught them to do tricks

When Beatrix was sixteen, the family stayed at Wray Castle, overlooking Lake Windermere, and this is where she fell in love for this part of the world and for the countryside of the Lake District. The magic of Peter Rabbit was born!

Streetview Maps

A) National Trust - Hill Top
B) The World of Beatrix Potter

Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

Author/Guide Beatrix Potter  Destination:The Lake District  Departure Time: Timeless

Back to Results

Featured Book

A Poisoner’s Tale

1651: Inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana: The Angel of Death with a Vial of Vengeance

Read more