World’s Strangest

The first appearance of the character Peter Rabbit was not in a book, but in a letter! A wonderfully illustrated hand-written letter that survives to this day. In September of 1893, at 26 years of age, Beatrix Potter sent the following illustrated letter to Noel, the five-year-old son of her friend and former governess, Annie Moore. [...]

Storybook Zoobies: Olivia, Peter Rabbit, and Paddington Bear – $33.95 ea. Don’t let my kids see these Storybook Zoobies from the NeatoShop or we won’t have any to sell! (They’re not old enough to realize that their parents sell toys and other fun stuff, every kid’s dreams …) Zoobie is a plush toy, soft pillow, and [...]