The Little Grey Rabbit series 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, then 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, see below for list of characters.
The enduring quality of the simple pleasures of country living like "The Wise Old Owl's Story" are expressed through the story of the Little Grey Rabbit. Those simple country pleasures of a bygone era are brought to life again in these musical jewelry boxes with a twirling figure of the Little Grey Rabbit. The scenes depicted are from the original illustrations. The Musical Jewelry Box opens from the top with a drawer on the bottom and activates the twirling Little Grey Rabbit inside. Dimensions: 5.04" x 3.54" x 3.54."
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Just a bit of information: Related Television stories from The Little Grey Rabbit include these 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
