Little Grey Rabbit's Paint-Box

Tales of the Little Grey Rabbit #25

by Alison Uttley, Margaret Tempest (Illustrator)

One day, Hare found a sketch book filled with pictures and took it home to show the other animals. Then Wise Owl gave Grey Rabbit a paint box of her own and soon three of the animals were painting pictures for themselves.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

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]

Hare was lolloping quietly over a field one day when he spotted a lady sitting on a stool and she was busy with a white book and a black box. He wondered what she was doing. She saw Hare looking at her and she incorporated him in the picture that she was painting.

Soon afterwards she stretched, put her book on a rock and departed for her lunch, letting her picture dry in the meantime. So Hare went across to have a look, liked what he saw and tucked the sketch book under his arm and dashed off to Little Grey Rabbit's house where he and Squirrel were sewing.

Hare proudly showed the sketch book he had found and they critically examined all the paintings. And when Milkman Hedgehog called the next day, she was given a look at the pictures before telling Hare that he should take the book back. First he wanted to show Moldy Warp the mole and did so. Moldy told Hare that he could paint if he wished.

Hare showed the book to Speckled Hen and Fuzzypeg and then the Fox and Wise Owl, the latter who added his own picture to the sketch book. And each time Hare told them he was going to be an artist, each of the animals contributed a part of their plumage for him to make a brush of. Hare eventually put the book back where he had found it.

Wise Owl also created a paint box for Grey Rabbit and Squirrel so that they could paint, too. And they all painted their own pictures that they then showed to their friends; some were understood, others were not but they were all delighted to at being an artist!

Margaret Tempest once again provides the delightful illustrations.

[Mark Gee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alison Uttley was often compared to Beatrix potter, the blue jacket on the rabbit didn’t help, so I can see why.
Im not so keen on the illustrations, they aren’t sharp enough, they look too neat, I like Quentin Blake or E.H.Shepherd, there’s movement in theres which I think adds more to the character.
The plot was nice, but not very interesting.
Some paint on there clothes or face would have added something interesting, make things messy and fun. Everything is too precise and precious, everything needs loosening up.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

in which we learn that you know you're a REAL artist when someone misunderstands your painting and tries to eat you.

I wish this felt a little less true.

But seriously, the critters are great, the drawings are great, the story is better. ALL the stars.

[Catherine Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another lovely tale about Grey Rabbit and her friends. The painting theme was a particularly nice one. The illustrations are great as always.

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical anthropomorphic tale which is OK but not memorable.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

6yo liked all these old books