Little Grey Rabbit is the lead character in a classic, eponymous series of English children's books, written by

Alison Uttley Alison Uttley (17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976), ''née'' Alice Jane Taylor, 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 s ...

and illustrated by Margaret Tempest, 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 film 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 * 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 * Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime

Books

The books marked* featured in the TV series of the year 2000.

Heinemann

Collins

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. Episode List Cast Crew

References

External links

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Little Grey Rabbit at BCDB
{{Authority control British picture books Series of children's books Books about rabbits and hares 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 2000s British animated television series 2000s British children's television series ITV children's television shows Treehouse TV original programming Animated television series about rabbits and hares Television series by Cosgrove Hall Films Television shows produced by Harlech Television (HTV)