Editing Peter Rabbit (section)

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{{Infobox character
| name = Peter Rabbit
| image = PeterRabbit8.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = "First, he ate some [[lettuce]]s and some [[Green bean|French bean]]s; and then, he ate some [[radish]]es."
| first = ''[[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]]'' (1902)
| last = 
| voice = Rory Carty (1992–1994)<br>Mark Lockyer (1995)<br>[[Cam Clarke]] (1995)<br>Connor Fitzgerald (2012–2014)<br>Harry Henty (2014–2016)<br>[[James Corden]] (2018–present)<br>Sienna Adams (2019)
| species = [[European rabbit]]
| gender = Male
| family = Mr. Rabbit (father, deceased)<br>Mrs. Rabbit (mother)<br>[[Benjamin Bunny]] (cousin/brother in-law)<br>[[Flopsy Rabbit]]/Flopsy Bunny (sister/cousin-in-law)<br>Mopsy and Cotton-tail (sisters)
| relatives = Bouncer (uncle)<br>Benjamin and Flopsy's children (nephews and nieces/cousins-once removed)<br>unnamed brother-in-law by Cotton-tail
| creator = [[Beatrix Potter]]
| nationality = [[England|English]]
}}

'''Peter Rabbit''' is a fictional animal character in various children's stories by English author [[Beatrix Potter]].<ref name= MacD>{{cite book |last=MacDonald |first=Ruth K. |year=1986 |title=Beatrix Potter |location=Boston |publisher=Twayne Publishers |series=Twayne's English Author Series |isbn=0-8057-6917-X |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/beatrixpotter0000macd }}
</ref> A mischievous, adventurous young rabbit who wears a blue jacket, he first appeared in ''[[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]]'' in 1902, and subsequently in five more books between 1904 and 1912. The six books by Potter featuring Peter Rabbit have [[List of best-selling books#List of best-selling book series|sold over 150&nbsp;million copies]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3014176.stm |title=Peter Rabbit in China copyright stew |work=BBC News |date=2003-06-23 |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204200936/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3014176.stm |archive-date=2009-02-04 }}</ref> Spin-off merchandise includes dishes, wallpaper, painting books, board games and dolls. In 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented [[stuffed toy]], making him the oldest [[Brand licensing|licensed character]].<ref name="Times"/><ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite news |title=How Beatrix Potter Invented Character Merchandising |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-beatrix-potter-invented-character-merchandising-180961979/ |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=Smithsonian}}</ref> 

Peter Rabbit appears as a character in several adaptations, including the television series ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'' (1992–1998) and [[Peter Rabbit (TV series)|''Peter Rabbit'']] (2012–2016), and the live-action/animated films ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' (2018) and ''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway]]'' (2021).