Little Grey Rabbit facts for kids
Little Grey Rabbit is the lead character in a classic, eponymous series of English children's books written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest (the last five illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth). The series appeared over a forty-year period up to the mid-1970s. They gave rise to a TV film series in 2000.
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Characters
- Little Grey Rabbit – a modest, gentle, motherly soul, who lives with two friends, Hare and Squirrel
- Hare – a boastful fellow up for a little adventure, who cares about his friends
- Squirrel – a self-centred creature, who cares about her looks, but is affectionate
- Milkman Hedgehog – who milks the cows and distributes the milk to the animals
- Mrs. Hedgehog – Milkman's wife
- Fuzzypeg – Milkman and Mrs. Hedgehog's excitable son
- Bill and Tim Hedgehog – Fuzzypeg's cousins
- Brush – a wandering hedgehog
- Robin – the postman
- Water Rat
- Mrs Webster, a water vole
- Rat – a friend of the hens at the hen house
- Brock the Badger
- Fox – a troublesome sort, who plots to make a meal out one of the animals
- Speckledy Hen – who gives out eggs that she lays to her friends
- Moldy Warp – a mole
- Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime
Books
The books marked* featured in the TV series of the year 2000.
Heinemann
- The Squirrel, The Hare and the Little Grey Rabbit – 1929*How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail – 1930*The Great Adventure of Hare – 1931*The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog – 1932*Three Little Grey Rabbit Plays – 1961
- Fuzzypeg's Brother – 1971
Collins
- Squirrel Goes Skating – 1934*Wise Owl's Story – 1935*Little Grey Rabbit's Party – 1936*The Knot Squirrel Tied – 1937*Fuzzypeg Goes to School – 1938*Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas – 1939*My Little Grey Rabbit Painting Book – 1940
- Moldy Warp the Mole – 1940*Hare Joins the Home Guard – 1942
- Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day – 1942*Water Rat's Picnic – 1943*Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday – 1944*The Speckledy Hen – 1945*Little Grey Rabbit to the Rescue – 1945
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels – 1947*Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog – 1948*Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace – 1950*Hare and the Easter Eggs – 1952*Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine – 1953*Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea – 1954*Hare and Guy Fawkes – 1956
- Little Grey Rabbit's Paint-Box – 1958*Grey Rabbit Finds a Shoe – 1960
- Grey Rabbit and the Circus – 1961*Grey Rabbit's May Day – 1963*Hare Goes Shopping – 1965
- Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day – 1967*Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the North Pole – 1970
- Little Grey Rabbit's Spring Cleaning Party – 1972
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Snow-Baby – 1973
- Hare and the Rainbow – 1975
Television series
In January 2000, Cosgrove Hall Films created an animated TV series consisting of 26 episodes based closely on the books, each 10 minutes in length. Their success was more modest than that of the books.
The series was traditionally animated by Cosgrove Hall Films.
Episode List
- 01. The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit
- 02. How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail
- 03. Squirrel Goes Skating
- 04. The Knot Squirrel Tied
- 05. The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog
- 06. Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday
- 07. The Great Adventure of Hare
- 08. Moldy Warp the Mole
- 09. Little Grey Rabbit and the Circus
- 10. Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day
- 11. Fuzzypeg Goes to School
- 12. Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea
- 13. Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine
- 14. Hare and the Easter Eggs
- 15. Grey Rabbit's May Day
- 16. Little Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog
- 17. Wise Owl's Story
- 18. Little Grey Rabbit's Paint Box
- 19. Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels
- 20. Hare Goes to Battle
- 21. Water-Rat's Picnic
- 22. Little Grey Rabbit's Party
- 23. Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas
- 24. Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day
- 25. Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace
Cast
- Pauline Collins – Little Grey Rabbit
- Hugh Laurie – Hare
- Andrew Sachs – Hedgehog
- Eve Karpf – Squirrel
- Rob Rackstraw – Others
- Jimmy Hibbert – Others
- Melissa Sinden – Others
Crew
- Jean Flynn – director, producer
- Dan Maddicott – executive producer
- Mark Hall – executive producer
- Alison Uttley – book author
- Helen Cresswell – screenwriter
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