Johnny Town-Mouse

Published: March 1, 2021, 7 a.m.

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read a selection of mouse-featured Beatrix Potter stories, starting with \u201cJohnny Town-Mouse\u201d and followed with \u201cThe Tale of Two Bad Mice\u201d and \u201cThe Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.\u201d To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nBeatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals. Though Potter was typical of women of her generation in having limited opportunities for higher education, her study and watercolours of fungi led to her being widely respected in the field of mycology. In all, Potter wrote thirty books; the best known being her twenty-three children's tales.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices