"For Peter, to think is to do." This is a quote from a children's book. Does anyone know the name of the book?

Question

"For Peter, to think is to do" is a quote from an old children's book. I think the book was about a child who makes a garden. I think the book had color pictures.

Thank you for your help in answering my question and telling me the name of the book, the author and if possible where I could get a copy.

Answer 1

no clue but the other person really knows alot - I'd listen to them!

Answer 2

I found this using a google search...

F109: For Peter, to think is to do
The childrens book I am looking for has the line in it "For Peter, to think is to do." The book is a juvenile book and geared to fourth(?) grade or so. Published before 1955(?). The book as I remember it is about an inch thick and 8 1/2 inches by 5 inches. It is color illustrated as I recall and I think the cover was brown. The illustrations had a lot of orange in them. Thank you for helping me find this book...one thing I am sure of it has the line "For Peter to think is to do."
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It is the story of a boy (Peter) who lived in the city and always wanted a garden. His family and he moved to the suburbs or the country and his mother said now he could have his garden. And as soon as she said that Peter planted his garden. Revision on what I thought the size was: Now I am not sure how thick the book was, it might have been an inch or as thin as a "golden book." Cover was brown (?) and the story had colored illustrations. I am sure on the line "For Peter, to think is to do."
Jenny Seed, Peter the Gardener. An 'Antelope' book. I haven't read it since I was a child, and can't remember if it contains the phrase you mention. However, I think it is of about the right reading level and it is about a boy called Peter who has a garden.
F109 I just read some of Yates A place for Peter and decided it is NOT that one.
Well, Peter the Gardener wasn't published till 1966. I found another possibility, though: Peter and Penny plant a garden by Gertrude Dubois, published 1936, 210 pp. and illustrated. I found this description. Maybe it will help jog your memory or rule it out. "Dark green cloth w/orange spade/leaf design/lettering, flower Illus endp, TP vignette, & small illustrations throughout text, which is organized by month, starting w/September, index. A story format for a garden for pre-teens." If this isn't it, though, don't give up - it's just harder to find older books as they don't have good descriptions and keywords in the library databases (yet).

Answer 3

Sounds like it is from a Peter Rabbit story by Beatrix Potter. That bunny was always gettin in trouble!