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, except for the last five, illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth.[1] They appeared over a forty-year period up to the mid-1970s to great acclaim, and gave rise to a TV series 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 who attend school with him
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 who loves treasure hunting
Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime
Books
The books marked with* were 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]
Episode list
The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit
^Crump, William D. (30 May 2019). Happy Holidays—Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Company. p. 170. ISBN978-1476672939.
