Squirrel
Nutkin was born in a letter to Norah Moore, daughter of a governess who became
Beatrix Potter’s friend. The illustrations represent Derwentwater, in the Lake
District, where Beatrix Potter spent her summer holiday for some time.
The Tale
of Squirrel Nutkin, published after The Tale of Peter Rabbit but quite
different from it, has been a tremendous hit to this day.