The Adventures of Peter Cottontail is a story about famous Peter Rabbit who, unhappy at his plain-sounding name, briefly changes his name to Peter Cottontail because he felt it made him sound more important. He began putting on airs to live up to his important-sounding name, but after much teasing from his friends, he soon returns to his original name. The book includes many of Peter’s friends such as Jimmy Skunk, Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Happy Jack, and Unc’ Billy Possum.