The Dear Old Briar-Patch

 

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Peter lives in The Dear Old Briar-Patch.   He is not an ORDINARY rabbit. Peter Rabbit and his wife live in the Briar Patch because none of the animals who want to eat him can get through the brambles. They could probably get through.But give up because they would get scratched up. It’s by Thornton W. Burgess (He is my great great great Uncle) He was inspired to write this book because he spent a lot of his free time to study animals out on the

green meadows. He learned a lot so he decided to write a book to share with his family. And to teach others about what he learned. This book is about a rabbit named Peter his wife Mrs Peter. Peter likes to explore a lot and he likes to learn about the other animals & their babies.  the book is winter, then it is spring. Mrs. Peter has babies too. But she didn’t tell Peter about it. Peter learns about all his neighbors by asking them questions, but some of them get

annoyed (especially the bees.)

 

Peter loves going on adventures. He’s very adventurous because sometimes he goes on an adventure and has no idea what he’s looking for. But he usually finds something interesting. He is also very short tempered because he is always arguing back. He YELLS, but he is nice. I really enjoyed the part when Peter was looking for the butterfly that makes a clicking sound because the other animals teased him. They said, “How are your clicking butterflies” in a teasing way. Peter didn’t let them tease him because he says back “If there’s a Clicking butterfly then I will find it.” And he did! One of the most interesting parts is when Peter saw a bee chewing wood, but really the bee (madam bald face) was making a special paper to make a hive so she can lay her eggs. Later  her babies will help out. My favorite animal that Peter meets is Tharisa, a special type of fly. She is the nicest and the most polite of all the animals he meets. Also the last animal.

 

I loved this book so much because I LOVE ANIMALS!!! I usually don’t enjoy reading. This time I really wanted to read more of it and more of it. I would recommend this book to people who love animals because the book is about animals. Also how their babies live. I think this book is similar to Magic Puppy because it’s about a animal that can speak English. I rate this book FIVE STARS!

5 thoughts on “The Dear Old Briar-Patch

  1. Ally – I would have really enjoyed this book when I was your age. I love books written from the perspective of animals. Did you find that the animals in the story have some human qualities?

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