My Friend Rabbit
Encyclopedia
My Friend Rabbit is a children's
picture book
book written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann
. Published in 2002, the book is a lighthearted tale about the friendship between a mouse and a rabbit. Rohmann won the 2003 Caldecott Medal
for his illustrations. The book was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.
began airing an animated children's show based on the book in the Autumn of 2007. My Friend Rabbit is currently aired on Qubo
, 1TV, Boomerang
, Treehouse TV
, Playhouse Disney (UK & Ireland) and Nickjr and was awarded the Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series 2008, and the Alliance of Childrens Television award for Best Preschool Series 2009.MY FRIEND RABBIT was Nominated for 3 Gemini awards for Best Direction (Jason Groh),Best Musical Scoring (John Welsman) and Best Screenwriting (Steve Westren).Steve Westren won the Gemini Award for Screenwriting.
- Playhouse Disney
USA
- Qubo
Canada
- Nick
(in the Nick Jr. block), Treehouse TV
Georgia
- 1TV
Australia
Nick Jr.
, Boomerang
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
picture book
Picture book
A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...
book written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann
Eric Rohmann is a Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of children's books from Chicago, Illinois. Born in Riverside, Illinois, in 1957, Rohmann is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University...
. Published in 2002, the book is a lighthearted tale about the friendship between a mouse and a rabbit. Rohmann won the 2003 Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
for his illustrations. The book was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.
Television series
NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
began airing an animated children's show based on the book in the Autumn of 2007. My Friend Rabbit is currently aired on Qubo
Qubo
Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
, 1TV, Boomerang
Boomerang (TV channel)
Boomerang is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner. Boomerang specializes in reruns of animated programming from Time Warner's extensive archives, including pre-1986 MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
, Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
, Playhouse Disney (UK & Ireland) and Nickjr and was awarded the Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series 2008, and the Alliance of Childrens Television award for Best Preschool Series 2009.MY FRIEND RABBIT was Nominated for 3 Gemini awards for Best Direction (Jason Groh),Best Musical Scoring (John Welsman) and Best Screenwriting (Steve Westren).Steve Westren won the Gemini Award for Screenwriting.
Main Characters
- Rabbit (Peter OldringPeter OldringPeter Oldring is a Canadian TV actor and comedian.- Biography :In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV...
) - A kind and sharing rabbit that gets into all types of situations. - Mouse (Richard Binsley) - A loving and sharing mouse who is Rabbit's sidekick that get into situations which fit them and Rabbit. He doesn't like water or swimming.
- Hazel (Denise Oliver) - The acorn-loving squirrel who is a bit like Mouse as she doesn't like swimming or she gets a squirrel with a wet tail. She spends most of her time dealing with her acorns.
- Thunder (Jeremy Harris) - A mentally challenged rhinoceros. He 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 (Milton Barnes) - The fishing-loving crocodile. Of all the characters, he seems to be the most mature and knows many things the others don't. When the other characters need to know something, they often go to him for sage advice.
- Edweena (Stacey DePassStacey DePassStacey DePass is a Canadian voice actress that lives in Toronto with her husband and fellow actor Jeremy Harris. She has starred in various animated television series.-Career:...
) - An elephant who acts like everyone's big sister.
The Gibble Goose Girls
A quartet of 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. They also look like sisters due to the same color of their bodies. Their names are Amber Gibble (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), Coral Gibble (Mallory Mahoney), Jade Gibble (Nissae Isen), and Pearl Gibble (Camden Angelis).Minor Characters
- Harriet the Stork
- Ladybugs (appears in the episode Ladybug Day)
- Worms
- Beaver
Double-length episodes
Double-length episodes feature the whole of two normal episodes. As of 2011, one double-legnthed episode has aired so far, and it was titled "Ladybug Day".- Ladybug Day: As Mouse is painting a canvas for ladybug day, he accidentally falls in the paint (raspberry juice). Rabbit, Jasper, Thunder and Hazel are all busy making stuff for the ladybug day. They see Mouse in the paint and help him to get it off with many results, but can't as raspberry juice makes a stain. The ladybugs like Mouse and come to the party.
Television airing
UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- Playhouse Disney
USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- Qubo
Qubo
Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Nick
Nickelodeon (Canada)
Nickelodeon is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network Nickelodeon. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from MTV Networks International, a division of Viacom....
(in the Nick Jr. block), Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
- 1TV
1TV
1TV is a Georgian television channel owned and operated by Georgian Public Broadcasting, launched in 1956....
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. was a programming block on the Nickelodeon television channel, seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It was aimed at a preschool-age audience ages 6 and under. On September 28, 2009, Nick Jr. became its own official channel, replacing Noggin...
, Boomerang
Boomerang (TV channel)
Boomerang is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner. Boomerang specializes in reruns of animated programming from Time Warner's extensive archives, including pre-1986 MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...