Beatrix Potter gathered material for a book of rhymes over many years.
In 1917, when her publisher was in financial difficulties and needed her
help, she suggested that Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes could be brought
out quickly, using her existing collection of rhymes and drawings. The
fact that the illustrations were painted at different times explains why
the style occasionally varies. Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes is number
22 in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which
are as follows: 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of
Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy
Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The
Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse 12 The Tale
of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr. Tod
15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale
of The Pie and the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles 19 The
Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The
Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily
Parsley's Nursery Rhymes