Beechwood Bunny Tales

Beechwood Bunny Tales
AuthorGeneviève Huriet and Amélie Sarn
IllustratorLoïc Jouannigot
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherFrance Éditions Milan
USA Gareth Stevens
PublishedFrance 1987 - present
Published in EnglishUSA 1991 & 1992
Media typePrint

Beechwood Bunny Tales (French: La Famille Passiflore) is a series of children's books written by French author Geneviève Huriet and illustrated by Loïc Jouannigot. The original books have been published in France by Éditions Milan since 1987. English translations of the first seven stories were released in the United States during 1991 and 1992 by Gareth Stevens Publishers. Including this version, Beechwood has been translated into 23 languages[1] in 19 countries,[2] and has sold about 750,000 copies in its native country.[3]

The books centre on the Bellflower family of rabbits, who live in Beechwood Grove: Papa Bramble, Aunt Zinnia, Dandelion, Periwinkle, Violette, Mistletoe, and Poppy. The father share his name with a certain food, while his five children as well as his sister Zinnia (and the whole family itself) are named after flowers and plants. All of the rabbit characters in this series have large, round pink tails.

The books' success in France led to the debut of an animated version on the TF1 network in late December 2001,[4] which would go on to have 52 episodes produced. The show has aired in several markets worldwide, and released on DVD and VHS in North America.

  1. ^ (in French) FÊTE DU LIVRE des Hauts-de-Seine (November 22, 2003) Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Momes.net. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  2. ^ Bunnies bent on broadcast (Up Next: What's developing in kids production) (2001, May 1). KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2008. Registration required to read.
  3. ^ (in French) La Famille Passiflore Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at YoVideo. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  4. ^ (in French) Films d'animation (2001, December 23). Le Monde Television. Accessed January 11, 2008.