There's a whole series of children's books (at least a dozen) called The Littles, written by John Peterson. They're very easy books for independent readers, about on par with Ruth Chew's books.
I own a couple of them and have them stored away for when my daughter's old enough to be interested. I'd say they lean heavily on Norton's The Borrowers (Norton's books are much more challenging reading and address more difficult ideas, but both series start from a similar premise, and I'm certain that Norton's books were published first), but they're not the same at all. I remember reading The Littles when I was in elementary school in the 70s, and I believe they weren't new then.
Of course, I'm now very curious about the TV series... It sounds like somebody mashed the two series together. Was the cartoon any good?
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Date: 2005-09-04 04:16 am (UTC)I own a couple of them and have them stored away for when my daughter's old enough to be interested. I'd say they lean heavily on Norton's The Borrowers (Norton's books are much more challenging reading and address more difficult ideas, but both series start from a similar premise, and I'm certain that Norton's books were published first), but they're not the same at all. I remember reading The Littles when I was in elementary school in the 70s, and I believe they weren't new then.
Of course, I'm now very curious about the TV series... It sounds like somebody mashed the two series together. Was the cartoon any good?