★奧斯卡影后艾瑪‧湯普遜創作

In a follow-up to the cherished original "Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, "The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit" sees Peter on the quest for adventure. Sneaking into Mr McGregor's garden to steal a lettuce, the naughty little rabbit finds himself in a picnic basket heading all the way to Scotland, where he meets the large but kindly Finlay McBurney, a distant cousin. Far away from his cousin, Benjamin Bunny, and the Lake District setting of Beatrix Potter's classic tale, Peter Rabbit gets all the adventure he was looking for as he encounters a giant radish and even takes part in the Highland Games. Emma Thompson, Oscar-winning actress and screen writer ("Sense and Sensibility" and "Nanny McPhee"), is a long time admirer of Beatrix Potter's tales. She has a talent for creating engaging narratives with a dry humour similar to Potter's own and is the perfect choice of author for this new "Peter Rabbit" tale. Emma was inspired to set the tale in Scotland by her knowledge of Beatrix's childhood holidays there. Accompanied by a story CD, narrated by Emma herself, this wonderfully whimsical tale is perfect for "Peter Rabbit" fans old and new.


碧雅翠絲．波特 (Beatrix Potter) 原創的《彼特兔的故事》，廣受大小朋友喜愛，其續篇《The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit》描述了彼得兔精彩的冒險故事。為了偷一顆萵苣，頑皮的彼得兔溜進麥奎格先生的菜園，最後卻乘著野餐籃一路到了蘇格蘭，在那裡還認識了遠親芬雷．麥伯恩尼，牠是一隻體型龐大的兔子，個性友善。雖然彼得兔離開了碧雅翠絲．波特的故事場景英國湖區，和表哥班傑明分隔兩地，卻實現了牠夢寐以求的冒險之旅。他不僅邂逅了巨大蘿蔔，甚至還參加了蘇格蘭的「高地運動會」。奧斯卡影后艾瑪．湯普遜 (Emma Thompson) （電影《理性與感性》及《魔法褓母麥克菲》的編劇）長久以來都是彼得兔系列故事的粉絲，她善於創作引人入勝的故事，融入類似於波特的黑色幽默，絕對是新一代彼特兔故事的最佳創作人選。受到碧雅翠絲童年度假地點的啟發，艾瑪決定把新故事場景設在蘇格蘭。本書還附有艾瑪本人朗誦的有聲故事CD，異想天開的冒險故事，絕對不會令彼得兔的老少粉絲失望！