Rascal the raccoon

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Rascal, the Raccoon (Original title: Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era ) is an autobiographical children's book by the American writer Sterling North . It was written in 1963 and describes North's experience with a raccoon .

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In May 1918 in Wisconsin , 11-year-old Sterling North found a baby raccoon in the woods with his friend Oscar and his dog Wowser. The boy has already taken in several animals, including woodchucks, skunks, a jackdaw, cats and his dog, but Rascal , as he calls the little raccoon, holds a special place in Sterling's heart.

After nine months of adventure and formative experiences, Sterling realizes that he cannot keep Rascal forever and releases him so that he can live a carefree life.

Awards

The book received the Newbery Honor in 1964 and the Sequoyah Book Award in 1966 . In 1965 the German edition was awarded the “Prize for Outstanding Translation”.

Film adaptations

Movie

In 1969, Rascal, the Disney raccoon, was made into a film. The film was shot in California with Bill Mumy in the leading role and was released in Germany under the title Ein Frechdachs im Maisbeet .

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The animation studio Nippon Animation produced a 52-part anime series for the book under the title Araiguma Rasukaru ( Japaneseあ ら い ぐ ま ラ ス カ ル) , which was broadcast on the Japanese television channel Fuji TV from January to December 1977 . The series is part of the World Masterpiece Theater series , which also includes Heidi and Anne with the red hair . Rascal became a cult figure in Japan and is still very popular.

Hayao Miyazaki , the founder of Studio Ghibli and director of, among others, Spirited Away , worked with the anime in some episodes.

The series was also broadcast in Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany, among others. In 2009, the first eight episodes of Studio100 were released on DVD in Germany. In February 2014 Universum Film GmbH released a complete box with the 52 episodes.

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