20+ FREE Beatrix Potter Stories, Unit Studies and More

The most memorable stories I remember being read aloud from were the sweet Beatrix Potter stories. Introduce your kids to her beloved books with FREE downloads of 20 stories, a 9 week poetry study guide and more.

I grew up listening to the stories of Peter Rabbit and his adventures. I loved them so much that when I was an adult and I had a bunny of my own, I named her Flopsy Mopsy. One of my children struggled with reading so we spent her entire first grade year listening to audiobooks. She listened to all of the stories from Beatrix Potter and enjoyed them so much!

I think that these wholesome stories of woodland animals behaving like humans are just the sweetest stories that you can read to your little ones.

20 FREE Beatrix Potter Stories

Beatrix Potter wrote over 60 books in her lifetime but is best known for her children’s stories. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was her first commercially published book and is loved by children of all ages. Her books can be purchased at any bookstore or on Amazon but because they were written so long ago, most of them can be found for FREE online.

We found 20 Beatrix Potter stories available online for FREE that you can read online or download to your computer or Kindle. Just click on the title below to get your copy:

1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) is a beloved story about a playful and disobedient bunny who gets into Mr. McGregor’s garden.
2. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903) is a tale about a red squirrel who tries to escape an owl named Old Brown.
3. The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) is about a tailor whose work on a coat is finished by mice he rescues from his cat. 
4. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) is a sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit.  
5. The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904)
6. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
7. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
8. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906)
9. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906)
10. The Story of Miss Moppet (1906)
11. The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907)
12. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)
13. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908)
14. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)
15. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909)
16. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)
17. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911)
18. The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912)
19. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)
20. Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes (1922)

Helen Beatrix Potter 9-Week Poetry Unit Study

While younger students are enjoying the tales of Peter Rabbit, Nutkin and more your teens could also enjoy Beatrix Potter by analyzing her poetry.

Our 9-week study guide will take students through nine poems written by Helen Beatrix Potter in which they spend a week studying one poem.

Included in this Unit Study:

• A poet biography page
• The poem
• An area to illustrate the poem
• Poem analysis sheets with copywork and questions
• Suggested daily schedule

FREE Poetry Sample Pack

The complete poetry study is available in our store, but we have a FREE sample available as a preview which includes a list of all the poems included, the biography page and the first page of the first poem. If you would like the FREE sample, please download it here:

Full Potter Unit Study Pack

Our full 9-week Beatrix Potter poetry study is available in our store. It can be purchased separately or bundled with 2 other poetry studies for even more savings. Both options are available at the bottom of this post.

More FREE Beatrix Potter Resources

We’ve also looked for FREE Beatrix Potter printables including coloring pages and more to help you create your own unit study. Here are some really cute pages and activities from across the internet to go along with the FREE Beatrix Potter stories listed previously:

• Peter Cottontail Stand Up Paper Doll
• Peter Rabbit Coloring Pages
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit Unit Study and Lapbook Printables
• Beatrix Potter Author Unit Study and Notebook Printables
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables and Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade
• Hand Sewing with Beatrix Potter and the Tailor of Gloucester