015 The Tale of Pigling Bland
Bunny Books Podcast
We've reached the LONGEST BOOK in the series -- but it certainly isn't the slowest! Have your emergency peppermints on hand as Brooke and Eleanor dive into The Tale of Pigling Bland (and immediately get waylaid by a discussion of the legal status of pigs in the Beatrix Potter Universe).
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014 The Tale of Mr. Tod
Bunny Books Podcast
In which the "little books" of Beatrix Potter doesn't seem so little anymore. Mr. Tod's tale of dubious behavior clocks in at 96 pages long (!) and features a hefty amount of badger slander. Slander, we say -- and the Flopsy Bunnies are on hand to be kidnapped once again.
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013 The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse
Bunny Books Podcast
Take a trip to a world where Edwardian mice have multi-course meals and ask petty little questions about the length of your tail! Yes, it's time to read "The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse," where Brooke and Eleanor squee over the cutest mouse to ever sleep nestled next to a pea pod.
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012 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
Bunny Books Podcast
We dive back into Squirrel World for one weird fever dream of a story. Can a person have TOO many nuts? Or will that arouse the ire of the Squirrel Mob? Brooke and Eleanor dive into "The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes" and are relieved to find that Beatrix Potter redeems it all at the end with one of the cutest illusrations so far.
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011 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Bunny Books Podcast
What's worse, a home invasion of bees the size of footstools, or a bee-exterminator who overstays his welcome? Fortunately, thanks to Mrs. Tittlemouse, we don't have to answer these questions ourselves. Eleanor & Brooke read the "Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse," and discuss gorgeous insect illustration, passive-agressive hostess skills, and honey-eating toads.
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010 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
Bunny Books Podcast
Being volume THREE of the Peter Rabbit Trilogy!! Also, the only book of the trilogy in which there are no felonies committed by rabbits. Felonies commited ON rabbits is another thing altogether. Join Brooke & Eleanor as they encounter ridiculously deep sleeping spells and fail to pronounce the name of a Welsh estate!
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009 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Bunny Books Podcast
Never trust someone who offers to make you an omelet! Plus heroic dogs in bowler hats, confusion about when and where to wear a three-piece suit, and wooden trolls in Brooke & Eleanor's journey into "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck."
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008 The Tale of Tom Kitten
Bunny Books Podcast
Bursting buttons! Pants-stealing ducks! Lying to your friends about the kids having measles! Yes, it's the Tale of Tom Kitten, in which a beleagured mother goes to ridiculous lengths to get a moment to make toast. Brooke and Eleanor discuss all this and much, much more in this episode.
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007 The Tale of Jeremy Fisher
Bunny Books Podcast
Even the most seasoned fisherman has a day when all the fish are laughing at you behind your back. Brooke and Eleanor commiserate with Jeremy Fisher, are envious of Issac Newton's snazzy outfit, and debate whether or not it's a good thing to have a snail the size of a dinner plate hanging around your house.
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006 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle
Bunny Books Podcast
In which we open a tiny hillside door into the world our favorite Edwardian hedgehog washerwoman, which immediately derails into a discussion of megafauna, the sounds chickens actually make, and what "gophering" is. Follow us on @bunnybookspodcast for some of the illustrations we're talking about.
info_outlineWe dive back into Squirrel World for one weird fever dream of a story. Can a person have TOO many nuts? Or will that arouse the ire of the Squirrel Mob? Brooke and Eleanor dive into "The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes" and are relieved to find that Beatrix Potter redeems it all at the end with one of the cutest illusrations so far.