The Littles is a series of children's novels by American

United States

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 author John Peterson

John Peterson (author)

John Peterson was an American author of children's books during the 20th century. He is best known as the creator of The Littles, which began as a series of books in 1967, later adapted into a long-running animated cartoon series by DiC Entertainment...

, the first of which was published in 1967. Peterson's books were adapted into the The Littles

The Littles (TV series)

The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967...

animated series by DIC Entertainment 16 years later. In 1985, an animated feature film called Here Come the Littles

Here Come the Littles

Here Come the Littles is a 1985 children's animated film, produced in Luxembourg by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Atlantic Releasing...

was released, and the television show ran on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 Saturday mornings

Saturday morning cartoon

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 from September 10, 1983 to November 2, 1985. It ran for a total of three seasons, and for a total of 29 episodes.

Similar to Mary Norton

Mary Norton (author)

Mary Norton, née Pearson, was an English children's author. Her books include The Borrowers series.-Background:...

's earlier novel The Borrowers

The Borrowers

The Borrowers, published in 1952, is the first in a series of children's fantasy novels by English author Mary Norton. The novel and its sequels are about tiny people who live in people's homes and "borrow" things to survive while keeping their existence unknown...

, The Littles features a family of tiny but intelligent humanoid creatures with mouse-like features (the Littles) who live in a house owned by the Bigg family.