Potter is best known as an author and illustrator of children’s books, but she was also a botanist (someone who studies plants) and conversationist because of her interest and study of nature. Her family was artistic and interested in nature, and Potter’s talented were recognized when she was very young. She was given private art lessons, but she preferred to develop her own style and also enjoyed working in watercolor.
Potter spend a great deal of time in the British countryside, where she lived and vacationed with her family. She also had many pets, including two rabbits, Peter and Benjamin, who inspired some of her most famous stories such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1901.
