John Peterson wrote the novel "The Secret Hide-Out" as well as this series of children's novels which were adapted into a TV series that aired from 1983-1985?
The Littles: The Littles is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. The Littles:  Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into "The Littles", an animated series by DIC Entertainment.
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