Editing Peter Rabbit (section)

== Books ==
[[File:Peter rabbit flopsy bunnies.jpg|thumb|Grown up Peter in his nursery garden, from ''[[The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies]]'']]

Peter Rabbit made his first appearance in 1902 in ''[[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]]'' where Peter disobeys his mother's orders and sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden (where his father had once had "an accident" involving his being put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor). He eats as many vegetables as he can before Mr. McGregor spots and chases him. Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and shoes, which Mr. McGregor uses to dress a [[scarecrow]]. Peter returns home weary, ill, and naked and is put to bed with a dose of [[chamomile]] tea.

In ''[[The Tale of Benjamin Bunny]]'', first published in 1904, Peter's cousin Benjamin Bunny brings him back to Mr. McGregor's garden and they retrieve the clothes Peter lost in ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit''. However, after they gather onions to give to Peter's mother, they are captured by Mr. McGregor's cat. Bouncer arrives and rescues them, but also punishes Peter and Benjamin for going into the garden by whipping them with a [[Switch (corporal punishment)|switch]]. In this tale, Peter displays some trepidation about returning to the garden.

In ''[[The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies]]'', first published in 1909, Peter has a small role and appears only briefly. He is grown up and his sister Flopsy is now married to their cousin Benjamin. The two are the parents of six little Flopsy Bunnies. Peter and his mother keep a nursery garden,{{efn|In the original [[Book frontispiece|frontispiece]], a sign at the garden read, "Peter Rabbit & Mother-Florists-Gardens neatly razed. Borders devastated by the night or year."<ref name= MacD />{{rp|40}}}} and the bunnies come by asking him for spare [[cabbage]].

In ''[[The Tale of Mr. Tod]]'', first published in 1912, Benjamin and Flopsy's children are kidnapped by notorious [[badger]] Tommy Brock. Peter helps Benjamin chase after Brock, who hides out in the house of the fox, Mr. Tod. Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed, and as the two get into a scuffle, Peter and Benjamin rescue the children.

Peter makes [[cameo appearance]]s in two other tales. In ''[[The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle]]'', first published in 1905, Peter and Benjamin are customers of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a [[hedgehog]] washerwoman. The two rabbits are depicted in one illustration peeping from the forest foliage. In ''[[The Tale of Ginger and Pickles]]'', first published in 1909, Peter and other characters from Potter's previous stories make cameo appearances in the artwork, patronising the shop of Ginger and Pickles.

To mark the 110th anniversary of the publication of ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', Frederick Warne & Co. commissioned British actress [[Emma Thompson]] to write ''The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit'', in which Peter ends up in [[Scotland]] after accidentally hitching a ride on Mr. and Mrs. McGregor's wagon. The book was released on September 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/emma-thompson-to-give-peter-rabbit-a-new-tale/| title= Emma Thompson to Give Peter Rabbit a New 'Tale'| first= Dave| last= Itzkoff| date= September 16, 2011 |department=ArtsBeat blog |work=The New York Times | access-date= August 29, 2017}}</ref> In autumn 2012, it was reported that Thompson would write more Peter Rabbit books.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/161708397/emma-thompson-revives-anarchist-peter-rabbit |title= Emma Thompson Revives Anarchist 'Peter Rabbit'| date= October 11, 2012| work= [[Morning Edition]]| publisher= NPR| access-date= August 29, 2017}}</ref> Her next tale, ''The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit'', was released in 2013, followed by ''The Spectacular Tale of Peter Rabbit'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit |url=http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/emma+thompson/the+christmas+tale+of+peter+rabbit/9759802/ |publisher=Waterstones |access-date=1 February 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145919/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/emma+thompson/the+christmas+tale+of+peter+rabbit/9759802/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=An Evening With Emma Thompson and Peter Rabbit  |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/emma-thompson-spectacular-peter-rabbit-interview.html |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=Vulture}}</ref>

On 27 May 2021, a reboot of Peter Rabbit was released, entitled ''Peter Rabbit Head Over Tail'', written by [[Rachel Bright (author)|Rachel Bright]] and illustrated by Nicola Kinnear, followed by ''Peter Rabbit Hide and Seek'' in 2022, then is ''Peter Rabbit Up and Away'' in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Rabbit: Head Over Tail : inspired by Beatrix Potter's iconic character |url=https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Rachel-Bright/Peter-Rabbit-Head-Over-Tail--inspired-by-Beatrix-Potters-iconic-character/25101523 |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=Telegraph}}</ref>