![]() ![]() The merging of both stories is clever, though the darker "The Tale of Jemima Duck" (for the climax, the darkest and most intense of the series along with "The Tale of Mr. ![]() Along with those two and "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers", "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle Duck" were the ones this reviewer was most familiar with as a child. To me "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tailor of Gloucester" are the best of the series, but as said all the episodes are great and all the stories are timeless in their own way. Even the animation adheres very closely to Potter's illustrations. Personally love all of Beatrix Potter's stories to bits, some a little better than others (for instance "The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck" is a more interesting story to me than "The Tale of Tom Kitten") but all of them are timeless, with simple and charming stories and colourful characters. This reviewer may be criticised for most of her reviews for this show being very similarly worded, but when the strengths are remarkably consistent throughout the show it is hard not to. Who cannot help loving 'The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'? While wonderfully made in every single way on its own merits, it is also one of those rarities that all 9 episodes are great and are very faithful in detail and spirit to the original stories. ![]()
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