Beatrice Potter (1866-1943) is still one of the most popular children's writers in the world. She wrote and illustrated 28 books, which were translated into 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies. Peter Rabbit was named after the little rabbit Beatrice Potter had in childhood. The first tale of Peter the Bunny was created in 1893 in a letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of the former governess Potter, Annie Moore.
