Hare And The Easter Eggs

Tales of the Little Grey Rabbit #21

by Alison Uttley, Margaret Tempest (Illustrator)

Little Grey Rabbit lives with Squirrel and Hare in a little house on the edge of a wood.

One morning in March, Hare was feeling as mad as a hare should feel. He decided to go to the village just to see what there was to be seen and there he found untold joys: jars of sweets, dolls and toy horses, but best of all, chocolate eggs with sugary flowers and ribbons tied round them in blue, pink and yellow boxes.

A wonderful idea came to Hare, a secret for none of his friends to know until Easter morning. With a little help from Moldy Warp and an admiring tabby cat. Hare unveils his great surprise when all of the friends come to the party.

Everyone proclaims Hare to be so clever, but then, he'd known that all along.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1952

About the author

Alison Uttley (17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976), née Alice Jane Taylor, was a prolific British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children's series about Little Grey Rabbit, and Sam Pig.

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Reviews

[Gerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was March and Hare was feeling excited and wild for he knew that all hares were mad in March. He dressed smartly and went into the village to have a look at Mrs Bunting's shop. When he got there he spotted all sorts of goodies in the window, including some lovely decorated eggs that had 'Happy Easter' written on them.

When Mrs Snowball entered the shop, Hare crept in alongside her. She asked Mrs Bunting about the eggs and was told that they were chocolate and they cost one shilling. As Mrs Snowball chose one, Hare cheekily nipped in, lifted one off the dish and dashed out. Outside he ate the egg, thought it really 'De-larcious' and discovered inside it a little fluffy chicken made of silk and wool.

Hare then went along to Grey Rabbit's house, gave the fluffy chicken to her and gave the ribbon that was round the egg to Squirrel. The next morning they were curious about Easter eggs so set out to ask Wise Owl, who told them all about the eggs and how people decorated them and gifted them for Easter..

This gave Hare an idea so he went to see Mole and borrowed some money from him for a plan that he had. Later, along with help from Tabby Cat, he sneaked into Mrs Bunting's shop, paid his debt for the Easter egg he had earlier taken and left plenty of money to cover the cost all the other lovely eggs that he took for presents for his friends.

It was a great surprise to all Hare's friends when later he presented each of them with a pretty Easter egg. They were all delighted and told Hare what a clever hare he was. Hare's response was, 'Of course I am. I've been telling you that for years, but you wouldn't believe me.'

It's a lovely little story, beautifully illustrated by Margaret Tempest.

[Barbara]

I found this at the public library sale today and realized that my aunt had given me another book in this series many (many!) years ago. Grey Rabbit and Squirrel are familiar personalities. Lovely illustrations reminiscent of Beatrix Potter.

[Katharine · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Easter book! I have read it every year for yonks....

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet