Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Beatrix Potter

This is a Tale about a tail-a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. Are you ready for a tall tale of tails?Squirrel Nutkin is a naughty little squirrel with absolutely no manners at all. When all the other little squirrels go over to Owl Island to collect nuts on Old Brown Owl's land, Squirrel Nutkin thinks making fun of Mr Owl is great fun, but he might not think so for long. One of the world's greatest children's writers and illustrators, Beatrix Potter created some of the most recognisable characters in English literature, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Benjamin Bunny.