Little Grey Rabbit is the lead character in a classic, eponymous series of English children's books, written by
Alison Uttley
Alison Jane Uttley ( Taylor; 17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976) was an English writer of over 100 books. She is best known for a children's series about Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig. She is also remembered for a pioneering time slip novel for ch ...
and illustrated by
Margaret Tempest
Margaret Mary Tempest (1892–1982) was a British illustrator and author, best known for her illustrations of Alison Uttley's Little Grey Rabbit books.
Life
Margaret Tempest was born at 2 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1892. She lived most ...
, except for the last five, illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth. 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 her 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
* 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 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
Collins
Television series
In January 2000,
Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films was a British animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, headquartered in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was a major producer of children's television and animated programmes/films, which are s ...
created an animated TV series consisting of 26 episodes based closely on the books, each 10 minutes in length.
Episode list
Cast
Crew
References
External links
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''Little Grey Rabbit'' at BCDB
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British picture books
Series of children's books
Children's books about rabbits and hares
Short stories about talking animals
2000 British television series debuts
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2000s British animated television series
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Animated television series about rabbits and hares
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Fictional rabbits and hares
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