Miffy (Dutch: Nijntje, pronounced [ˈnɛiɲcə]) is a small female
rabbit in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist
Dick Bruna. The original Dutch name, "Nijntje", is a shortening of the
diminutive konijntje, "little rabbit".The first Miffy book was
produced in 1953, and almost 30 others have followed. In total they
have sold over 85 million copies, and led to two separate television
series as well as items such as clothes and toys featuring the
character. A feature-length film, Miffy the Movie, was released on 30
January 2013.Four television series based on the character have been
produced: Dick Bruna's Miffy Storybook Classics: The Original Series,
which ran from January 1, 1984 until December 31, 1992 on PBS in the
United States, Miffy: Colors, Numbers, and Shapes, which ran January
1, 1996 until December 31, 1996 on Cartoon Network in the United
States, Miffy and Friends, which ran from April 7, 2003 until August
10, 2006 on Noggin in the United States, and Miffy's Adventures Big
and Small, which premiered 2 October 2015 on Nick Jr. in the United
States.Miffy was created in 1953 after Bruna had been telling his
one-year-old son, Sierk, stories about a little rabbit they had seen
earlier in the dunes, while on holiday at Egmond aan Zee. Miffy became
a female after Bruna decided that he wanted to draw a dress and not
trousers on his rabbit. Depending on the story, Miffy can range in age
from being a baby to being four years old.
rabbit in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist
Dick Bruna. The original Dutch name, "Nijntje", is a shortening of the
diminutive konijntje, "little rabbit".The first Miffy book was
produced in 1953, and almost 30 others have followed. In total they
have sold over 85 million copies, and led to two separate television
series as well as items such as clothes and toys featuring the
character. A feature-length film, Miffy the Movie, was released on 30
January 2013.Four television series based on the character have been
produced: Dick Bruna's Miffy Storybook Classics: The Original Series,
which ran from January 1, 1984 until December 31, 1992 on PBS in the
United States, Miffy: Colors, Numbers, and Shapes, which ran January
1, 1996 until December 31, 1996 on Cartoon Network in the United
States, Miffy and Friends, which ran from April 7, 2003 until August
10, 2006 on Noggin in the United States, and Miffy's Adventures Big
and Small, which premiered 2 October 2015 on Nick Jr. in the United
States.Miffy was created in 1953 after Bruna had been telling his
one-year-old son, Sierk, stories about a little rabbit they had seen
earlier in the dunes, while on holiday at Egmond aan Zee. Miffy became
a female after Bruna decided that he wanted to draw a dress and not
trousers on his rabbit. Depending on the story, Miffy can range in age
from being a baby to being four years old.
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