''Mr. Men'' is a British series of children's books by English author

Roger Hargreaves Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was an English author and illustrator of children's books. He created the ''Mr. Men'' series, ''Little Miss'' series and ''Timbuctoo'' series, intended for young readers. The simple and ...

which began publication in August 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author (but with female characters) was published. A similar series of animal characters known as

Timbuctoo ''Timbuctoo'' is a series of 25 children's books, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, better known for his ''Mr. Men'' and ''Little Miss'' series. It was published from 1978 to 1979, with selected reprints in 1993 and 1999. The books t ...

started in 1978. After Hargreaves's death in 1988, his son

Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves (born 18 June 1963) is an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's successful Mr. Men series of children's books. The younger Hargreaves reputedly served as inspiration for the series. ...

began writing and illustrating new Mr. Men and Little Miss stories such as ''Mr. Cool'', ''Mr. Rude'', ''Mr. Good'', ''Little Miss Scary'', ''Little Miss Bad'', ''Little Miss Whoops'', ''Little Miss Princess'', ''Little Miss Hug'', and ''Little Miss Inventor''. Each book in the original Mr. Men and Little Miss series introduced a different title character and his/her single dominant personality trait to convey a simple moral lesson. The Mr. Men and Little Miss characters frequently reappeared in other characters' books. As of 2021, a total of 92 Mr. Men and Little Miss characters had been featured in the series. The books' simple stories, with brightly coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have sold over 100 million copies worldwide across 28 countries.

History

Roger Hargreaves

The first six ''Mr. Men'' books were published in the United Kingdom on 10 August 1971.

Mr. Tickle ''Mr. Tickle'' is the first book in the ''Mr. Men'' series by Roger Hargreaves which was published on 10 August 1971. The character of the story was originally based on a question by his son Adam Hargreaves, who asked him what a tickle would loo ...

was the first Mr. Men character created by Hargreaves, inspired by his son

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, who had asked him what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves responded with a round, orange figure with long, bendy arms. The account of the first book's creation is currently being disputed. According to

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, who wrote Roger Hargreaves' entry in the ''

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'', the inspiration for his initial creations came while doodling at work. Malam told Amelia Tait of the ''

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'' in 2021 of the anecdote about his son's query: "It became too good to dispute and no doubt helped in the early marketing campaigns." Also, Adam's question was one of his most impossible questions as said in the documentary ''50 Years of Mr. Men''. Over the course of the 1970s, Roger Hargreaves produced 38 more Mr. Men in addition to Mr. Tickle, as well as producing a number of other Mr. Men books. In the 1980s, Roger Hargreaves began the Little Miss series with 'Little Miss Bossy', and he produced 21 characters and books. As well as this, two special Mr. Men stories were created in 1985 ('Mr. Nobody' and 'Mr. Christmas'). Both of these books have been rereleased in later years. Roger Hargreaves died in 1988, and his son Adam took over the franchise.

Adam Hargreaves

After his father's death, Adam Hargreaves took over the Mr. Men. He now draws the characters and writes new stories for them. A competition was held in the British ''

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'' newspaper for children to submit their own Mr. Men character for inclusion in a limited edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the series. ''Mr. Cheeky'' was selected as the winning entry, submitted by then eight-year-old Gemma Almond. Her creation led to a book featuring her character being published; it was sold only in

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branches, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity, supporting children with

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. In 2003, Adam created three new Mr. Men characters and three new Little Miss characters. He also created 'Little Miss Christmas' to accompany 'Mr. Christmas' after this book was rereleased with new illustrations. In April 2004, Hargreaves' widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to UK entertainment group

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for £28 million. They called their company ''THOIP''. In 2006, to celebrate 35 years of Mr. Men and 25 years of Little Miss, ''Mr. Birthday'' and ''Little Miss Birthday'' were published. In October 2006, Adam Hargreaves created the first Little Miss character based on the real person

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, who he named ''Little Miss Stella''. This was published as a limited edition of 1,000 copies for use as fashion show invitations. In February 2011,

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and

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announced plans for an animated film. In 2011,

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, the Japanese design company best known as the creators of

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, announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters from Chorion after the company was forced into administration, so they used the ''THOIP'' company to take over. This marked the first time that Sanrio had licensed a third-party character since owning the rights to

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character in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which was returned to Tezuka Productions after Tezuka's death in 1989. Sanrio had also acquired the license to produce

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merchandise for the Japanese market. In 2016, four new characters were launched to celebrate the series' 45th anniversary: Mr. Marvelous, Mr. Adventure, Little Miss Fabulous, and Little Miss Sparkle. Little Miss Explorer, a special book for Heathrow was also launched. Little Miss Valentine was introduced to the US market in 2019 with Little Miss Inventor being the latest mainline character to receive a book. Adam Hargreaves has also created several commercial characters, such as Mr. Glug for

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water, Little Miss Miracle beauty cream, Mr. and Little Miss Gap, and Mr. First for money transfer company World First. In 2017, Adam Hargreaves launched a new series of books featuring characters from the

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'', with each book focusing on a different

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of the show's titular character. These were followed by editions based on the

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in 2019. On 10 August 2021 (the 50th anniversary of the first book), special editions were published and new characters were introduced as part of a public vote to select two who will join the main characters, Mr. Brilliant, Little Miss Kind,

Little Miss Brave The following is a list of '' Little Miss characters'' from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bossy'') to thirty (''Little Miss ...

Mr. Calm The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, and Little Miss Energy. The chosen Mr. Men for the competition were Mr. Calm and Little Miss Brave.

Format

Each book contains a title page, 16 to 18 text pages, and 15 to 17 colour illustrations drawn with a

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.Adam Hargreaves Interview at Sussex Life.
Retrieved 25 May 2015 Instead of being in a reduced font size, it curves down at the end where the name of the titular Mr. Men character is too long to fit on the cover horizontally. The typeface for the original Little Miss books from ''Little Miss Bossy'' to ''Little Miss Star'' is

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, with the books from ''Little Miss Busy'' to ''Little Miss Somersault'' using

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. In the Mr. Men series, ''Mr. Brave'' to ''Mr. Cheerful'' use Helvetica. All the other books in the Mr. Men and Little Miss series use

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. All of the Little Miss books also sometimes use Optima. The books are paperback with dimensions of 14 cm x 12.6 cm. If all the books of each series are put together in order, the words 'My Mr. Men library' or 'My Little Miss library' can be read across the spines and an illustration of Walter the Worm (Mr. Men) or a flower (Little Miss) can be seen.

Setting

The stories are set in a

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called "Misterland", which is inhabited by the Mr. Men and Little Misses themselves, as well as some ordinary human characters such as shopkeepers, doctors and postmen. There are also various animals; Walter the Worm is the main animal who appears frequently.Childrens Book Guide – Mr Men
Retrieved 26 May 2015 The characters are human in their behaviours and attributes.

Product range

There are 80 licensees selling ''Mr. Men'' and ''Little Miss'' products, including:

List of books

The following is a list of the book titles with year of first publication and associated ISBNs given in parenthesis. There are many more titles published as translations including publications in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Icelandic, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean, Irish, and others.

"Mr. Men" series

"Little Miss" series

Special editions

Mr. Men & Little Miss (Celebrations)

"Mr. Men" New Library

"Little Miss" New Library

Egmont published 2014 (based on 1995 TV series episodes)

Mr. Men & Little Miss (Adventures)

Mr. Men & Little Miss (Everyday)

Mr. Men & Little Miss (Magic)

Mr. Men & Little Miss (At Work)

Mr. Men & Little Miss (Discover You)

Promotional editions (free with L'Oreal Kids shampoo)

"Be My" series

Little Owl

These stories were published as Little Owl Storytime – ''The Children's Choice''.

Word Books

String Books

Guides

Chunkies

"Start to" series

Board books

Miscellaneous

Mr. Men for Grown-Ups

TV series

Original TV series (1974–1978)

The Mr. Men characters were adapted into two animated television series, with the first beginning on 31 December 1974, consisting of 28 episodes in total."Mr Men to return in new TV series"
BBC News, 15 April 2007 They were produced by Terry Ward's company Flicks Films (formerly known as 101 Film Productions) in partnership with Trevor Bond,Flicks Films at Animatormag
Retrieved 27 July 2013 and it was broadcast on

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. Actor

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provided the narration and voices and used regional accents for some of the characters. The musical theme was composed by

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.Tony Hymas Biography
The 28 episodes were: Series 1 (1974-76) Series 2 (1976-78)

''Little Miss'' TV series (1983)

Beginning in the middle of February 1983, a further series featuring the Little Miss characters was also produced by Flicks Films and aired on BBC 1. This was narrated by husband and wife

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and

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. The theme song and credits were composed by Dave Cooke and Richard Everett. The 13 Little Miss episodes were: When the episodes were first broadcast on BBC 1 beginning on 14 February 1983, they were paired with reruns of the 1974 ''Mr. Men'' series, as the theme music and background music of said reruns were changed and rewritten to match the style of the ''Little Miss'' theme music. Both ''Little Miss'' and reruns of ''Mr. Men'' aired on BBC 1 from its debut until its last BBC 1 airing on 15 June 1987. Less than a year later, reruns on both ''Little Miss'' and ''Mr. Men'' were moved to

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beginning on 27 January 1988 until its last airing on 22 December 1988. This was the first ''Mr. Men'' based series to air in the United States, getting 2 VHS releases from Warner Home Video with an American redub in 1986. The entire series was released to VHS in October 2003 in the UK.

''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' (1995–1997)

Another series, ''

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'', was produced by Marina Productions in 1995 and originally aired on British and Irish television from 1995 to 1997; these stories had in it

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as the narrator, and Jill Shilling and were aired on

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and Channel 5's ''

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'' in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The show first aired on

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. In 2014, 50 of the stories from this series were released as books. In 1996, the series was localised in the

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as ''

The Mr. Men Show ''The Mr. Men Show'' (sometimes referred to as ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' or simply ''Mr. Men'') is an animated children's television series based on the original ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' books created in the 1970s and 1980s by British author Ro ...

''; this series incorporated live-action segments as well as three episodes from the original series redubbed with Canadian voice actors. This version lasted for only one season. The series was a co-production between Marina Productions in France and Flicks Films in the UK. Terry Ward was the co-producer and director in London.

''The Mr. Men Show'' (2008-2009)

By the beginning of 2007,

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had its series of books for

to produce ''

'', and debuted on the

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and on Channel 5's ''

'' in the

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in February 2008. There were only 25 characters featured in the first season, although most had their names or appearances altered. The Mr. Men Show was written and produced by Eryk Casemiro and

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and directed by

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. The creative team was a combined effort of personnel from

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's ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' As Told by Ginger''. All of the opening and closing parts are narrated by

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(credited as Joseph J. Terry) in the US and

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in the UK.

UK video and DVD releases

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(1981) *

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(1988, 1995–1997) * Abbey Home Media (1991–1994, 1998–2001, 2006, 2016–2020) * Delta Music (2002–2015) *

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(2008–2009)

Film

In February 2011, it was reported that

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was developing an animated feature film based on the ''Mr. Men'' book series, with

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producing the film through his company

. On 27 January 2015, Fox Animation confirmed that it had acquired the film rights to the ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' characters. No updates on the film have been made as of 2022, however.

References

External links

Mr. Men official site
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