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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