Periwinkle at the Full Moon Ball

Periwinkle at the Full Moon Ball (French: Le premier bal d'Agaric Passiflore) is the first book in the Beechwood Bunny Tales series. It was originally published by France's Éditions Milan in 1987, and in the United States by Gareth Stevens in 1991. In its native country, the book won the Prix Saint-Exupéry for 1988,[2] and the Prix de la Ville de Paris for its author.[3]

Periwinkle at the Full Moon Ball
AuthorGeneviève Huriet
Original titleLe premier bal d'Agaric Passiflore
Translator(in English) MaryLee Knowlton
(in Portuguese) Ana Maria Ferreira (under title O primeiro baile de Agarico)[1]
IllustratorLoïc Jouannigot
Cover artistLoïc Jouannigot
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SeriesBeechwood Bunny Tales
(La Famille Passiflore)
GenreChildren's fiction
PublisherÉditions Milan
United States: Gareth Stevens
Portugal: Minutos de Leitura (2002)[1]
Publication date
1987
Published in English
February 1991
Media typeHardcover
Pages30
ISBN2-86726-189-9
OCLC22450325
Followed byDandelion's Vanishing Vegetable Garden (1988) 

Story

A young rabbit named Periwinkle Bellflower ("Agaric Passiflore" in the French version) learns of the summertime Full Moon Ball that will soon take place in the community of Beechwood Grove. Unlike the other rabbits in his family, he cannot dance, and this makes him sad. But, with the help of a conniving magpie, Magda, and a wood pigeon and a frog as his teachers, he soon learns how to do so in a couple of days.

On the night of the Ball, Periwinkle takes centre stage with his moves, unaware of Madga's plan: the whole of Beechwood is supposed to laugh at him in embarrassment. However, a white owl in the audience exposes the magpie's trick. Recognising his steps, she asks Periwinkle to dance them again, much to the joy of his family and the other rabbits. He continues until dawn, when the Bellflowers return home.

TV episode

On November 10, 2004,[4] France's TF1 network aired an adaptation of the book, entitled "Periwinkle's First Dance" in English. It was the 13th official[5] (and 11th broadcast) episode of its animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies.

Beez Entertainment and Seven Sept released it on DVD in March 2005, on the third volume of this show's second season.[6]

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References
  1. O primeiro baile de Agarico at WorldCat. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  2. (in French) Book information for Le premier bal d'Agaric Passiflore at Éditions Milan site. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  3. (in French) Geneviève Huriet author page Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine at Éditions Milan site. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  4. "Broadcast information for "Le premier bal d'Agaric"" (in French). Institut National de l'Audiovisuel. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  5. "La Famille Passiflore episode list" (in French). AnimezVous.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  6. (in French) La famille Passiflore 3 at CommeAuCinema.com. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
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