Little Grey Rabbit

Little Grey Rabbit is the lead character in an English classic series of children's books, written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest except for the last five books, which were illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth[1].

Characters
  • Little Grey Rabbit – A modest, gentle, motherly soul, who lives with her two friends Hare and Squirrel
  • Hare – A boastful fellow who is up to a little adventure, and cares about his friends
  • Squirrel – A self-centred creature who cares about her looks but is very affectionate
  • Milkman Hedgehog – He 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 – Gives out eggs she lays to her friends
  • Moldy Warp – A mole
  • Wise Owl – A source of information, but often grumpy when disturbed in daytime

Books

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

Note: A book with ^ depicts an episode in the TV series.

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

  • 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

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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