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| Author | John Peterson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Scholastic Publishing |
Publication date | 4/1/1967 |
| Media type | Paperback |
The Littles is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967.[1] Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into The Littles, an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The television show formerly ran on ABC Saturday mornings from September 10, 1983 to November 2, 1985 for three seasons and 29 episodes. In 1985, DiC released an animated feature film spun off the series titled Here Come the Littles.
Similar to Mary Norton's earlier novel The Borrowers, The Littles features a family of tiny, intelligent humanoid creatures with mouse-like features (the Littles) who live in a house owned by the Bigg family. The mouse-like features include a long, furry tail, long teeth and mouse-like ears (in the books the Littles have a tail but not the long teeth and mouse-like ears). Their height is 4–6 inches (10–15 cm).
- ^ Peterson, John (1967). The Littles. New York: Scholastic Inc. ISBN 9780590462259.