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 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