Fabric bundle of 42 10-inch squares from the Peter Rabbit & Friends collection by Riley Blake Designs. Welcome to the World of Peter Rabbit. Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were -- Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter, -- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter, 1902. The Tale of Peter Rabbit first appeared in a picture letter written in 1893 by Beatrix Potter for a young family friend and it was published as a book in 1902 by Frederick Warne. Twenty-two other beautifully illustrated books followed; introducing a host of unforgettable characters such as Benjamin Bunny, Squirrel Nutkin Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and many others, all drawn from real animals. A lover of the British countryside, in later life Beatrix Potter settled in the English Lake District, and upon her death, she bequeathed her farms and over 4,000 acres of land to the National Trust, who continue to manage her bequest.