A celebration of one of the most important publishers of children's books, this title commemorates the 150th anniversary of Frederick Warne.

The collection includes scarcely-seen material as well as classic stories and artwork from four of the most influential children's authors and illustrators of all time:

Beatrix Potter
Kate Greenaway
Randolph Caldecott
Edward Lear

Each section is introduced by important modern authors and illustrators; Jan Pienkowski, Paul O. Zelinsky, Eleanor Taylor and Lee Bennett Hopkins.

This book has been graded for interest at 5+ years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2015 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Edward Lear (12 May 1812 - 29 January 1888) was an artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popularized. Based on original Beatrix Potter illustrations and featuring favourite Potter characters. The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.