Miffy

Miffy is a cartoon character in the form of a small girl rabbit drawn by Dick Bruna. Her original Dutch name is Nijntje (pr. nein-che) which stems from a toddler's pronunciation of the word "konijntje" meaning "little rabbit".

Related Topics:
Cartoon character - Dick Bruna

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

She was created in 1955, after Dick 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.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The first Miffy book was Miffy at the Seaside.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Miffy is drawn in a very minimalist style, requiring only a few lines and one or two primary colours. In a sense, it reminds one of Hergé's ligne claire.

Related Topics:
Hergé - Ligne claire

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Miffy books each contain sixteen pages of story. Each page has one illustration and four lines of verse.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The books are printed in small format. Dick Bruna says he considers it important that his audience feels that his books are there for them, not for their parents.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Miffy has been appearing on TV since 2003.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Many think that Miffy is Japanese, because the line style is also used in Hello Kitty and her friends. However, Miffy is a Dutch character.

Related Topics:
Hello Kitty - Dutch

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~