Little Grey Rabbit’s Birthday
Illustrations by Margaret Tempest.
Alison Uttley wrote Little Grey Rabbit’s Birthday around the end of 1941, along with Hare Joins the Home Guard but it was not available to the public until December 1944. I like to imagine she received letters from children wanting to know Rabbit’s birthday, or because her characters were “real” that they naturally would have a detail like a birthday.
A review of the Little Grey Rabbit library editions.
The Little Grey Rabbit Library
Wow, it’s been ninety years since the first publication of The Hare, the Squirrel, and the Little Grey Rabbit. Back in the 80’s and 90’s Collins celebrated the over fifty milestone by launching the Little Grey Rabbit Library. On the back of the book they described it as a “…smart new look. Fresh, pretty covers and a picture on every opening make them more attractive than ever before. Start collecting your Little Grey Rabbit Library now.”
Quietly, inside the book on the copyright page they confess, “Alison Uttley’s original story has been abridged for this book.” Take heart, at least the foreword is included. Continue reading “The Little Grey Rabbit Library”
Little Grey Rabbit Scholar 