Little Grey Rabbit is one of the classic gems of children's literature. The series is being relaunched, tying in with a new, beautifully animated television adaptation, and will delight children as much today as when it was first published seventy years ago. Down in the dell live a family of Bad Weasels, but their dark little house is hidden, and they slip out and silently rob passers by. It's a mystery to Grey Rabbit and her friends just how things disappear down this Shady Lane! Then one day, Grey Rabbit takes a short cut and the weasels leap out and carry off her off! Poor Grey Rabbit is forced to cook and clean for the wicked family. Whatever will she do? As her friends hunt for her high and low, Wise Owl hears Grey Rabbit's singing and swoops down to rescue her! Then brave Wise Owl returns to frighten off the weasels forever -- making sure they leave behing everything they have stolen!

 

This book features in the following series: Little Grey Rabbit Classic, Tales Of Little Grey Rabbit .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Alison Uttley (1884-1976) said of her characters,"Why do children love them? Because I believe in them. "She grew up at Castle Top Farm in Derbyshire, and her passion for the countryside comes across vividly in her timeless Little Grey Rabbit stories. Margaret Tempest was a well known illustrator of children's books in England in the early part of this century. Her partnership with Alison Uttley on the Little Grey Rabbit books lasted for nearly 40 years.