My Friend Rabbit

My Friend Rabbit
"My Friend Rabbit" is a children's picture book that was written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann and first published in 2002. The book tells the story of a friendship between a mouse and a rabbit in a lighthearted manner. The illustrations in the book earned Rohmann the Caldecott Medal in 2003. Additionally, "My Friend Rabbit" was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.
Description
"My Friend Rabbit" is a 32-page children's picture book exploring toys, trouble, and friendship themes. The book follows the adventures of a mouse and a rabbit and teaches valuable lessons to young readers about the importance of companionship.
The illustrations in the book have been described as simple yet heartfelt, capturing the essence of childhood and providing a visual accompaniment to the story.
Synopsis
The plot of "My Friend Rabbit" centers around a mouse who loans his new airplane to his best friend, Rabbit, resulting in a series of troublesome events. When the airplane gets stuck in a tree, Rabbit gathers a group of animals in an attempt to retrieve it. However, the plan goes awry and the animals fall, causing them to become angry with Rabbit. Despite this, Mouse remains loyal to his friend and demonstrates the true nature of friendship. In the end, Rabbit comes up with a new idea to retrieve the airplane, leading to further adventures.
"My Friend Rabbit" offers a lighthearted tale about friendship and problem-solving and has been well-received by young readers.
Television series
In the autumn of 2007, Nelvana produced an animated children's television show based on "My Friend Rabbit", which aired on several networks including Qubo, Treehouse TV, Playhouse Disney (UK & Ireland) and Disney Junior (Canada). The program was recognized with several awards, including the Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series in 2008 and the Alliance of Children's Television Award for Best Preschool Series in 2009. The show was also nominated for three Gemini awards in categories that included Best Direction, Best Musical Scoring, and Best Screenwriting. The nominees were Jason Groh for Best Direction, John Welsman for Best Musical Scoring, and Steve Westren for Best Screenwriting. Ultimately, Steve Westren won the award for Best Screenwriting.
Cast and characters
Main characters
Rabbit (voiced by Peter Oldring) is a kind and sharing, white rabbit that gets into all types of situations. His catchphrases are "Thumpeka!", "Carrotastic!", "Time for a hop-think", and "Hip-hopperoo!".
Mouse (voiced by Richard Binsley) is a loving and sharing, brown mouse who is Rabbit's sidekick and best friend who gets into situations which fits him and Rabbit. mouse is neither like water nor swimming. He breaks the fourth wall throughout every episode.
Hazel (voiced by Denise Oliver) is an orange flying squirrel who spends most of her time for acorns, dealing with an acorn-loving animal. She is a bit like Mouse as he does not like swimming, or she gets a squirrel with a wet tail.
Thunder (voiced by Jeremy Harris) is a purple rhinoceros, she tends to be a bit "slower" than the other characters, but is cheerful and loves learning new things. He likes making songs most of all.
Jasper (voiced by Milton Barnes) is a green alligator who is a fishing-loving animal in the world. Of all the characters, he seems to be the most mature and knows many things the others did not. When the other characters need to know something, they often go to him for sage advice.
Edweena (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a blue elephant, as he does act like everyone's big sister.
The Gibble Goose Girls are a quartet of white goslings that go and do everything together. They each have their own personality but are almost never seen alone. When they talk, they tend to do it all at once: one girl will start a sentence, and each other girl will complete part of the sentence until they finish. Their names are Coral (voiced by Isabel de Carteret), Amber (voiced by Hannah Endicott-Douglas), Jade (voiced by Nissae Isen) and Pearl (voiced by Camden Angelis).
Episodes
Season 1
1. Little Dutch Rabbit / Fishing for the Moon
2. Follow the Leader / Chasing Rainbows
3. Mouse's Moss / The Sounds of Silence
4. Hazel's Big Surprise / The Last Leaf
5. A Gift at Last / The Big To Do
6. Muddy Puddle / Silly Pilly
7. Nest Quest / Bouncy Bog
8. Branching Out / Willow Pond Wackadoo
9. I'm Rabbit, I'm Rabbit / Bogged in Fog
10. Strange Bee-haviour / The Flighty Fly
11. Hazel's Voice / The Perfect Rock
12. Thunder the Poet / The Strawberry Patch
13. Sticky Situation / Ladybug Day
Season 2
1. The Greatest Invention / Turtle in a Hurry
2. A Private Place / My Droopy Friend
3. Pearl's Pals / For The Birds
4. Hazel's Noise / Don't Touch Mossy
5. Mouse's Mountain / You Be Me
6. Gibble Goose Girls Galore / Scaredy Skunk
7. Edweena's New Friend / Frog On A Log
8. The Mysterious Acorn Mystery / The Big Goose
9. The Hoppiest Wish / Mouse's Mysterious Something
10. Catch Me If You Can / The Snow Geese
11. Honey and Berries / Birthday Mousey
12. Sing A Song / Snowed Under
13. Jasper's Frozen Smarts / Thunder's Idea Maker
References
External links
My Friend Rabbit on Nickelodeon Canada
My Friend Rabbit on Treehouse
My Friend Rabbit at the Big Cartoon Database
2002 children's books
American children's books
American picture books
Children's fiction books
Adventure fiction
Comedy books
Fantasy books
Caldecott Medal–winning works
Children's books adapted into television shows
English-language books
Children's books about rabbits and hares
Children's books about mice and rats
Anthropomorphic rabbits and hares
Anthropomorphic mice and rats
Children's books about friendship
Children's books set in the United States
Children's books set in forests
Roaring Brook Press books
2000s American children's comedy television series
2000s American animated comedy television series
2007 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings
2000s Canadian children's television series
2000s Canadian animated comedy television series
2007 Canadian television series debuts
2008 Canadian television series endings
2000s preschool education television series
American flash animated television series
American children's animated adventure television series
American children's animated comedy television series
American children's animated fantasy television series
American preschool education television series
American television shows based on children's books
Canadian flash animated television series
Canadian children's animated adventure television series
Canadian children's animated comedy television series
Canadian children's animated fantasy television series
Canadian preschool education television series
Canadian television shows based on children's books
Animated preschool education television series
English-language television shows
Treehouse TV original programming
NBC original programming
Ion Television original programming
Qubo
Telemundo original programming
Animated series based on books
Animated television series about rabbits and hares
Animated television series about mice and rats
Fictional rhinoceroses
Animated television series about birds
Fictional geese
Animated television series about squirrels
Animated television series about elephants
Animated television series about reptiles and amphibians
Fictional crocodilians
Television shows set in the United States
Television shows set in forests
Television series by Nelvana
Television series by Corus Entertainment