My Friend Rabbit
My Friend Rabbit is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann. Published in 2002, the book is a lighthearted tale about the friendship between a mouse and a rabbit. Rohmann won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.[1] The book was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.
 The front cover of the book My Friend Rabbit | |
| Author | Eric Rohmann |
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| Illustrator | Eric Rohmann |
| Cover artist | Eric Rohmann |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Roaring Brook Press and Millbrook Press |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-59643-080-8 |
| Preceded by | The Three Pigs |
| Followed by | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers |
Description
My Friend Rabbit is a children's picture book of 32 pages that teaches the readers especially to young children about toys, trouble, and friendship. The illustrations of Eric Rohmann's third picture book comprise a simple, heartfelt tale about childhood.
Synopsis
The book begins when Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit play with his brand-new airplane, and trouble is not far behind. Rabbit tries to help Mouse with the problem he started by freeing the plane he trapped in a tree. In every try Rabbit attempts to free the airplane he always fails and causes a bigger problem. Rabbit finds different solutions for the problem but with every attempt something always goes wrong. But Mouse as his friend stays by Rabbit's side, offering a message about true friendship.
Television series
| My Friend Rabbit | |
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 My Friend Rabbit title card | |
| Genre | Animation Family |
| Directed by | Jason Groh |
| Voices of | Peter Oldring Richard Binsley |
| Narrated by | Richard Binsley |
| Composer(s) | John Welsman |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eric Rohmann Paul Robertson |
| Producer(s) | Lan Lamon Jamie Piekarz |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana Limited |
| Distributor | Nelvana Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | Treehouse TV Qubo |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| First shown in | US |
| Original release | October 4, 2007 – 2008 |
NBC began airing an animated children's show based on the book in the Autumn of 2007. My Friend Rabbit aired on Qubo, Treehouse TV, Playhouse Disney (UK & Ireland), and Disney Junior (Canada) and was awarded the Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series 2008, and the Alliance of Children's Television award for Best Preschool Series 2009. MY FRIEND RABBIT was Nominated for 3 Gemini awards for Best Direction (Jason Groh), Best Musical Scoring (John Welsman) and Best Screenwriting (Steve Westren). Steve Westren won the Gemini Award for Screenwriting.
Cast/Characters
Main Characters
- Rabbit (Peter Oldring) - A kind and sharing rabbit that gets into all types of situations. His catchphrases are "Thumpeka!", "Carrotastic!", "Time for a hop-think", and "Hip-hopperoo!".
- Mouse (Richard Binsley) - A loving and sharing mouse who is Rabbit's sidekick that get into situations which fit them and Rabbit. He does not like water or swimming. He breaks the fourth wall throughout every episode.
- Hazel (Denise Oliver) - The acorn-loving squirrel who is a bit like Mouse as she doesn't like swimming or she gets a squirrel with a wet tail. She spends most of her time dealing with her acorns.
- Thunder (Jeremy Harris) - A rhinoceros who tends to be a bit "slower" than the other characters, but is cheerful and loves learning new things. He likes making songs most of all.
- Jasper (Milton Barnes) - The fishing-loving alligator. Of all the characters, he seems to be the most mature and knows many things the others don't. When the other characters need to know something, they often go to him for sage advice.
- Edwina (Stacey DePass) - An elephant who acts like everyone's big sister.
The Gibble Goose Girls
A quartet of goslings that go and do everything together. They each have their own personality, but are almost never seen alone. When they talk, they tend to do it all at once: one girl will start a sentence, and each other girl will complete part of the sentence until they finish. Their names are Coral (Isabel de Carteret), Amber (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), Jade (Nissae Isen) and Pearl (Camden Angelis).
Double-length episodes
Double-length episodes feature the whole of two normal episodes. As of 2011, one double-length episode has aired so far, and it was titled " Ladybug Day".
- Ladybug Day: As Mouse is painting a canvas for ladybug day, he accidentally falls in the paint (raspberry juice). Rabbit, Jasper, Thunder and Hazel are all busy making stuff for the ladybug day. They see Mouse in the paint and help him to get it off with many results, but can't as raspberry juice makes a stain. The ladybugs like Mouse and come to the party.
صديقي الارنب
صديقي الارنب is the Arabic-dubbed version of it, and it was aired on Baraem TV.
Il Mio Amico Coniglio
The Italian language version of My Friend Rabbit is called Il Mio Amico Coniglio. It aired in Italy on Rai Yoyo.
Episodes
Season 1
- 1. Little Dutch Rabbit / Fishing for the Moon
- 2. Follow the Leader / Chasing Rainbows
- 3. Mouse's Moss / The Sounds of Silence
- 4. Hazel's Big Surprise / The Last Leaf
- 5. A Gift at Last / The Big To Do
- 6. Muddy Puddle / Silly Pilly
- 7. Nest Quest / Bouncy Bog
- 8. Branching Out / Willow Pond Wackadoo
- 9. I'm Rabbit, I'm Rabbit / Bogged in Fog
- 10. Strange Bee-haviour / The Flighty Fly
- 11. Hazel's Voice / The Perfect Rock
- 12. Thunder the Poet / The Strawberry Patch
- 13. Sticky Situation / Ladybug Day
Season 2
- 1. The Greatest Invention / Turtle in a Hurry
- 2. A Private Place / My Droopy Friend
- 3. Pearl's Pals / For The Birds
- 4. Hazel's Noise / Don't Touch Mossy
- 5. Mouse's Mountain / You Be Me
- 6. Gibble Goose Girls Galore / Scaredy Skunk
- 7. Edwina's New Friend / Frog On A Log
- 8. The Mysterious Acorn Mystery / The Big Goose
- 9. The Hoppiest Wish / Mouse's Mysterious Something
- 10. Catch Me If You Can / The Snow Geese
- 11. Honey and Berries / Birthday Mousey
- 12. Sing A Song / Snowed Under
- 13. Jasper's Frozen Smarts / Thunder's Idea Maker
References
- American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
External links
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by The Three Pigs |
Caldecott Medal recipient 2003 |
Succeeded by The Man Who Walked Between the Towers |