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Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit Celebrates 100th Anniversary; Penguin Putnam Declares 2002 the Year of Peter Rabbit.

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Date: 20020114
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NEW YORK -- Marking the 100th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," the classic children's story about a mischievous little rabbit, Penguin Putnam Publishing is declaring 2002 as the official Year of Peter Rabbit. The timeless story, first published in October of 1902 by Frederick Warne & Company, is consistently ranked among the best-selling children's books of all time. Honoring Peter Rabbit as one of the world's most popular and recognized children's literary characters, Penguin Putnam Publishing is orchestrating a number of fun and exciting festivities ...

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