Uttley wrote over 100 books, best
known for the little grey rabbit which
was later made into a television
series
Protagonist is a female
rabbit so the audience
would predominatly be
young girls, for children in
general
The book will influence
young viewers that
cooking is fun and brings
people together- in this
instance its pancake day
that is the theme
Pragmatics show
that a moral is
influence throughout,
showing that sharing
is good. Subtly giving
a child this message
will encourage them
to do it more
The story is a form of teaching to the child, as it shows them
how to be independent, how to share, and what is right and
wrong
Structure and Form
Mainly made up of simple and
compound sentences purposely
to target its younger audience
Small stanzas throughout,
broken up by pictures to capture
the childs attention, and to help
them to use their imagination
First stanza almost written as a set of
instructions by the active verbs, also gives the
child the atmosphere of a busy kitchen
Conversational register making the text
suitable for children. It is softened in the last
paragraph for grey rabbit's song
The rhyming in this section are
used to create rhythm, and it
encourages the child to sing,
giving a possible interaction
Written in 3rd person
through the first person
pronoun of 'She'
Pictures give a focus point for the young
readers, with the colours stereotypically
representing each gender. Encourages
them to read on and to see more pictures
Blue Font and Drop
Caps
Word Choice
Active verbs are
used to set the
scene of a busy
kitchen and to
describe the
making of the
pancakes
'Wood- Sorrel leaves'
and 'wild thyme' have
been included with the
simple words to
encourage the children
to ask questions, makes
reading a learning
activity as well as an
entertaining
Anthropmorphism- giving
human characteristics to an
animal. Non fiction, allows
the children to use their
imagination. Also used for
humour, simple humour is
recognised throughout to
target the younger
audience
Exclamitory
sentences used
throughout to give
the animals even
more emotion,
and to make the
book more
entertaining.
Simple
counting also
encourages
the children's
learning
Repetition of the story is
felt throughout, making
the text easier for the
children to understand
Sibilance
can be
recognised
as the fox
enters,
traditional
villian