My Friend Rabbit

"My Friend Rabbit" is a children's picture book that was written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann and first published in 2002. The book tells the story of a friendship between a mouse and a rabbit in a lighthearted manner. The illustrations in the book earned Rohmann the Caldecott Medal in 2003. Additionally, "My Friend Rabbit" was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.

My Friend Rabbit
The front cover of the book My Friend Rabbit
AuthorEric Rohmann
IllustratorEric Rohmann
Cover artistEric Rohmann
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherRoaring Brook Press and Millbrook Press
Publication date
2002
Pages32 pages
ISBN978-1-59643-080-8
Preceded byThe Three Pigs 
Followed byThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers 

Description

"My Friend Rabbit" is a 32-page children's picture book exploring toys, trouble, and friendship themes. The book follows the adventures of a mouse and a rabbit and teaches valuable lessons to young readers about the importance of companionship.

The illustrations in the book have been described as simple yet heartfelt, capturing the essence of childhood and providing a visual accompaniment to the story.

Synopsis

The plot of "My Friend Rabbit" centers around a mouse who loans his new airplane to his best friend, Rabbit, resulting in a series of troublesome events. When the airplane gets stuck in a tree, Rabbit gathers a group of animals in an attempt to retrieve it. However, the plan goes awry and the animals fall, causing them to become angry with Rabbit. Despite this, Mouse remains loyal to his friend and demonstrates the true nature of friendship. In the end, Rabbit comes up with a new idea to retrieve the airplane, leading to further adventures.

"My Friend Rabbit" offers a lighthearted tale about friendship and problem-solving and has been well-received by young readers.

Television series
My Friend Rabbit
GenreAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Directed byJason Groh
Voices ofPeter Oldring
Richard Binsley
Theme music composerJohn Welsman
Cherie Camp
Opening themeWe Can Do it Together by Cherie Camp
Ending themeWe Can Do it Together (Instrumental)
ComposerJohn Welsman
Country of originUnited States
Canada
No. of series2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersEric Rohmann
Paul Robertson
Scott Dyer
Doug Murphy
ProducersLan Lamon
Jamie Piekarz
Animator9 Story Entertainment
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesNelvana Limited
Qubo
Release
Original networkTreehouse TV
Qubo
Original releaseOctober 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) –
2008 (2008)
Related
Turbo Dogs
Shelldon

In the autumn of 2007, Nelvana produced an animated children's television show based on "My Friend Rabbit", which aired on several networks including Qubo, Treehouse TV, Playhouse Disney (UK & Ireland) and Disney Junior (Canada). The program was recognized with several awards, including the Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series in 2008 and the Alliance of Children's Television Award for Best Preschool Series in 2009. The show was also nominated for three Gemini awards in categories that included Best Direction, Best Musical Scoring, and Best Screenwriting. The nominees were Jason Groh for Best Direction, John Welsman for Best Musical Scoring, and Steve Westren for Best Screenwriting. Ultimately, Steve Westren won the award for Best Screenwriting.

Main characters
  • Rabbit (Peter Oldring) - A kind and sharing, white rabbit that gets into all types of situations. His catchphrases are "Thumpeka!", "Carrotastic!", "Time for a hop-think", and "Hip-hopperoo!".
  • Mouse (Richard Binsley) - A loving and sharing, brown mouse who is Rabbit's sidekick and best friend who gets into situations which fits him and Rabbit. He doesn't like water or swimming. He breaks the fourth wall throughout every episode.
  • Hazel (Denise Oliver) - an orange flying squirrel who spends most of her time dealing with her acorns. She is a bit like Mouse as he doesn't like swimming, or she gets a squirrel with a wet tail.
  • Thunder (Jeremy Harris) - A purple rhinoceros who 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) - a green alligator who is a fishing-loving animal in the world. Of all the characters, he seems to be the most mature and knows many things the others do not. When the other characters need to know something, they often go to him for sage advice.
  • Edweena (Stacey DePass) - A blue elephant who acts like everyone's big sister.
  • The Gibble Goose Girls - A quartet of white 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. Their names are Coral (Isabel de Carteret), Amber (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), Jade (Nissae Isen) and Pearl (Camden Angelis).

Episodes

Season 1
  • 1. Little Dutch Rabbit / Fishing for the Moon
  • 2. Follow the Leader / Chasing Rainbows
  • 3. Mouse's Moss / The Sounds of Silence
  • 4. Hazel's Big Surprise / The Last Leaf
  • 5. A Gift at Last / The Big To Do
  • 6. Muddy Puddle / Silly Pilly
  • 7. Nest Quest / Bouncy Bog
  • 8. Branching Out / Willow Pond Wackadoo
  • 9. I'm Rabbit, I'm Rabbit / Bogged in Fog
  • 10. Strange Bee-haviour / The Flighty Fly
  • 11. Hazel's Voice / The Perfect Rock
  • 12. Thunder the Poet / The Strawberry Patch
  • 13. Sticky Situation / Ladybug Day

Season 2
  • 1. The Greatest Invention / Turtle in a Hurry
  • 2. A Private Place / My Droopy Friend
  • 3. Pearl's Pals / For The Birds
  • 4. Hazel's Noise / Don't Touch Mossy
  • 5. Mouse's Mountain / You Be Me
  • 6. Gibble Goose Girls Galore / Scaredy Skunk
  • 7. Edweena's New Friend / Frog On A Log
  • 8. The Mysterious Acorn Mystery / The Big Goose
  • 9. The Hoppiest Wish / Mouse's Mysterious Something
  • 10. Catch Me If You Can / The Snow Geese
  • 11. Honey and Berries / Birthday Mousey
  • 12. Sing A Song / Snowed Under
  • 13. Jasper's Frozen Smarts / Thunder's Idea Maker

References
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