# Little Grey Rabbit

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. 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

* 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.
Episode list
* The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit
* How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail
* Squirrel Goes Skating
* The Knot Squirrel Tied
* The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog
* Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday
* The Great Adventure of Hare
* Moldy Warp the Mole
* Little Grey Rabbit and the Circus
* Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day
* Fuzzypeg Goes to School
* Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea
* Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine
* Hare and the Easter Eggs
* Grey Rabbit's May Day
* Little Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog
* Wise Owl's Story
* Little Grey Rabbit's Paint Box
* Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels
* Hare Goes to Battle
* Water-Rat's Picnic
* Little Grey Rabbit's Party
* Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas
* Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day
* Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace
Cast
* Pauline Collins – Little Grey Rabbit
* Hugh Laurie – Hare
* Andrew Sachs – Hedgehog
* Eve Karpf – Squirrel
* Rob Rackstraw – Others
* Jimmy Hibbert – Others
* Melissa Sinden – Others
Crew
* Jean Flynn – director, producer
* Dan Maddicott – executive producer
* Mark Hall – executive producer
* Alison Uttley – book author
* Helen Cresswell – screenwriter