Little Grey Rabbit

Little Grey Rabbit is the leading character in a classic English series of children's books, written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest, except for the last five books, illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth[1]. These appeared in a forty-year period up to the mid-1970s and were filmed in 2000.

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.[2][3] 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

Crew

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References
  1. Jones, Nicolette (16 January 2015). "The renaissance of Beatrix Potter's great rival". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Crump, William D. (4 April 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 170. ISBN 978-1476672939. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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