The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle facts for kids
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
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| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co |
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Published in English
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1905 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | The Tale of Two Bad Mice |
| Followed by | The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher |
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published in 1905.
Plot synopsis
A little girl called Lucie loses her handkerchiefs and a pinny and goes on a search for them. She sees some white cloths on the grass high up a hill and climbs up to discover a strange little washerwoman, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, with her handkerchiefs freshly laundered, along with many other interesting articles such as stockings for a hen. Among the other oddities of the washwoman, she is wearing a excessive number of hair pin, as sticking wrong end out. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Lucie deliver laundry to the locals and eventually Lucie is left with her missing handkerchiefs and pinny. As she tries to thank Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, all she sees is a hedgehog running down the path, leading Lucie to wonder if Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was just a hedgehog.
Adaptations
An animated adaptation of the story, shown alongside The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, was featured on The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends in 1993. The voice of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was provided by Prunella Scales.
Other appearances
A British wildlife hospital, Tiggywinkles, is named in honour of this story's titular character. It specializes in the care of injured hedgehogs. It is located in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
In the 2018 film Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is voiced by Australian singer-songwriter Sia doing a Scottish accent.
Images for kids
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Lucie Carr's father was the Vicar of Newlands Church
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Little Town is a hamlet that consists of the Newlands Church and a few farm buildings. The church can be seen in a grove of trees at the top left.
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For artistic reasons, Potter moved Lucie Carr's house at Skelghyl to Little Town.
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Mrs. Tiggy-winkle and Lucie give Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny their clean wash.
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Beswick Pottery released a porcelain figurine modelled on the frontispiece of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle holding an iron.
