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Reading order

The World of Beatrix Potter reading order

Beatrix Potter

  1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit1902
  2. The Tailor of Gloucester1902
  3. Benjamin Bunny1904
  4. The Tale of Two Bad Mice1904
  5. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle1905
  6. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan1905
  7. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher1906
  8. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit1906
  9. The Story of Miss Moppet1906
  10. TALE OF TOM KITTEN1907
  11. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck1908
  12. The roly-poly pudding1900
  13. Every volume in order (23) ↓
7.97.9 / 10
213 ratings
Score
23 volumes
Volumes
1900–2016
Published
about 25 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Children’s books
Genre

Quick answer

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Publication order

23 volumes1900–2016Completed

  • Beatrix Potter’s small books of animal tales, each with her own watercolour illustrations, written from 1902 onwards and set largely in the English countryside and the Lake District.
  • They can be read in any order, though The Tale of Benjamin Bunny follows on from Peter Rabbit.
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the first, is by far the most read and the best rated.

A plan for the whole series

23 volumes, 1,331 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 10, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
    • 1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit1902 · 58 pages · 1 h
    • 3. The Tailor of Gloucester1902 · 59 pages · 1 h
    • 4. Benjamin Bunny1904 · ≈ 58 pages · 1 h
    • 5. The Tale of Two Bad Mice1904 · 59 pages · 1 h
    • 6. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle1905 · 59 pages · 1 h
    • 7. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan1905 · 33 pages · 1 h
    • 8. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher1906 · 32 pages · 1 h
    • 9. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit1906 · 39 pages · 1 h
    • 10. The Story of Miss Moppet1906 · 37 pages · 1 h
    • 11. TALE OF TOM KITTEN1907 · 58 pages · 1 h
    • 12. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck1908 · 32 pages · 1 h
    • 13. The roly-poly pudding1900 · ≈ 58 pages · 1 h
    • 14. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies1909 · 59 pages · 1 h
    • 15. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles1909 · ≈ 58 pages · 1 h
    • 16. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and Other Mouse Stories1985 · 77 pages · 1 h
    • 17. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes1911 · 58 pages · 1 h
    • 18. The Tale of Mr. Tod1912 · 88 pages · 2 h
    • 19. The Tale of Pigling Bland1913 · 93 pages · 2 h
    • 20. Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes1917 · 37 pages · 1 h
    • 21. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse1900 · 58 pages · 1 h
  2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 4, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 24 h5 daysby December 10, 2026
    • 22. Cecily Parsley's nursery rhymes1922 · 40 pages · 1 h
    • 23. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1930 · 112 pages · 2 h
    • 24. The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots2016 · 69 pages · 1 h
  4. The end of the series
    December 10, 2026
In one goDecember 1, 2026about 5 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 10, 2026about 6 weeks · +5 h of other books

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≈ next to a page count: a volume with no page count in our data is counted at this series’s average.

How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

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  1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit1902 · 213 ratingsStart here
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. The Tailor of Gloucester
    The Tailor of Gloucester1902 · 20 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  3. Benjamin Bunny
    Benjamin Bunny1904 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  4. The Tale of Two Bad Mice
    The Tale of Two Bad Mice1904 · 23 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  5. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
    The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle1905 · 22 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  6. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan
    The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan1905 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  7. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
    The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher1906 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  8. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
    The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit1906 · 5 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  9. The Story of Miss Moppet
    The Story of Miss Moppet1906 · 6 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  10. TALE OF TOM KITTEN
    TALE OF TOM KITTEN1907 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  11. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
    The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck1908 · 28 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  12. The roly-poly pudding
    The roly-poly pudding1900 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  13. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
    The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies1909 · 14 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  14. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
    The Tale of Ginger and Pickles1909 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  15. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and Other Mouse Stories
    The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and Other Mouse Stories1985 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  16. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
    The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes1911 · 6 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  17. The Tale of Mr. Tod
    The Tale of Mr. Tod1912 · 15 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  18. The Tale of Pigling Bland
    The Tale of Pigling Bland1913 · 5 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  19. Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
    Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes1917 · 5 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  20. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
    The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse1900 · 8 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  21. Cecily Parsley's nursery rhymes
    Cecily Parsley's nursery rhymes1922 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  22. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1930 · 6 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  23. The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots
    The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots2016 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which The World of Beatrix Potter book is the longest?

“The Tale of Little Pig Robinson” is the longest at 112 pages; the shortest is “The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher” with 32 pages.