 The front cover of the book My Friend Rabbit | |
| Author | Eric Rohmann |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Eric Rohmann |
| Cover artist | Eric Rohmann |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Roaring Brook Press and Millbrook Press |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-59643-080-8 |
| Preceded by | The Three Pigs |
| Followed by | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers |
My Friend Rabbit is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Eric Rohmann and first published in 2002. The illustrations in the book earned Rohmann the Caldecott Medal in 2003.[1] My Friend Rabbit was adapted into an animated television series in 2007.
Description
My Friend Rabbit is a 32-page children's picture book. The book follows the adventures of a mouse and a rabbit.
Rohmann used "thick-lined colored woodcuts" to illustrate his book.[2] The reader needs to turn the book sideways to look at one image properly, making "the climax [...] even more dramatic".[3] According to a reviewer in Booklist, the book's "[t]remendous physical humor delivers a gentle lesson about accepting friends as they are".[4]
Synopsis
A mouse 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. 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.
Television series
| My Friend Rabbit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Adventure Animation Comedy Family |
| Directed by | Jason Groh |
| Voices of | Peter Oldring Richard Binsley |
| Theme music composer | John Welsman Cherie Camp |
| Opening theme | We Can Do it Together by Cherie Camp |
| Ending theme | We Can Do it Together (Instrumental) |
| Composer | John Welsman |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Eric Rohmann Paul Robertson Scott Dyer Doug Murphy |
| Producers | Lan Lamon Jamie Piekarz |
| Animator | 9 Story Entertainment |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Nelvana Limited Qubo |
| Original release | |
| Network | Treehouse TV Qubo |
| Release | October 4, 2007 – 2008 |
In the autumn of 2007, Nelvana produced an animated children's television show based on My Friend Rabbit. 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.[5]
Cast and characters
- Rabbit (voiced by Peter Oldring) is a white rabbit.
- Mouse (voiced by Richard Binsley) is a loving and sharing mouse.
- Hazel (voiced by Denise Oliver) is an orange flying squirrel.
- Thunder (voiced by Jeremy Harris) is a purple rhinoceros.
- Jasper (voiced by Milton Barnes) is a green alligator.
- Edweena (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a blue elephant.
- The Gibble Goose Girls are a quartet of white goslings. Their names are Coral (voiced by Isabel de Carteret), Amber (voiced by Hannah Endicott-Douglas), Jade (voiced by Nissae Isen) and Pearl (voiced by Camden Angelis).
References
- ↑ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938 to present" (PDF). ala.org. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2003 Medal Winner: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
- ↑ "Kirkus Reviews: My Friend Rabbit". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media, LLC. May 19, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ Hinckley, Kristie (2017). "My Friend Rabbit". Children's Book and Media Review. Brigham Young University. 38 (6). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ Fletcher, Connie. "My Friend Rabbit By Eric Rohmann". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ "24th Annual Gemini Awards Full List of Nominations & Winners" (PDF). Archived on the Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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