Charles Roger Hargreaves was an English author and illustrator of children's books, notably the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. He is Britain's third best-selling author, having sold more than 100 million books. Hargreaves was born in a private hospital at 201 Bath Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, to Alfred Reginald and Ethel Mary Hargreaves, and grew up in High Lees, 703 Halifax Road, also in Cleckheaton, outside of which there now is a commemorative plaque. He spent a year working in his father's laundry and dry-cleaning business before starting out in advertising. But his original ambition was to be a cartoonist; and, in 1971, while he was working as the creative director at a London firm, he wrote the first Mr. Men book, Mr. Tickle. He initially had difficulty finding a publisher; but, once he did, the books became an instant success, selling over one million copies within three years and spawning a BBC animated television series, narrated and voiced by Arthur Lowe. By 1976, Hargreaves had quit his day job. In 1981, the Little Miss series of books began to appear. It, too, was made into a television series in 1983, which was narrated by John Alderton, who, with Pauline Collins, voiced the Men and Misses, respectively. Although Hargreaves wrote many other children's stories, including the Timbuctoo series of twenty-five books, John Mouse, and the Roundy and Squary books, he is best known for his 46 Mr. Men books and 33 Little Miss books. With his wife, Christine, Hargreaves had four children: Adam, Giles, and twins Sophie and Amelia. The first of the Mr. Men characters is reported to have been created when Adam asked his father what a tickle looked like: Hargreaves drew a figure with a round orange body and long, rubbery arms, which became Mr. Tickle. After Hargreaves died of a sudden stroke in 1988, Adam continued writing and drawing the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters in new stories. However, in April 2004, Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men characters to the UK entertainment group Chorion, for £28 million.
Series
Books
Harry Hoof
1989
Mr. Clever
1978
Percy Purr
1989
Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby
1998
Mr. Men on Holiday
2015
Little Miss Trouble
1981
Mr. Men - Adventure in the Jungle
2017
Little Miss Shy
1981
Walter the Worm
2018
Mr. Men In London
2015
Mr. Slow
1978
Figure and Ground
2006
Mr. Worry
1978
Mr. Daydream
1972
Mr. Nosey
1971
Mr. Nonsense
1978
Little Miss Lucky
1985
Mr. Men
Trip to the Moon
2015
Little Miss Lucky And The Naughty Pixies
2007
Little Miss Chatterbox
1984
Mr. Grumpy
1978
Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt
2015
Little Miss Hug
2014
Mr. Perfect
1990
Mr. Clumsy
1978
Mr. Tickle in a Tangle
1773
Mr. Jelly
1976
Little Miss Magic
1981
Mr Men In Scotland
2019
Mr. Lazy
1976
Mr. Messy
1972
Mr. Bump Loses His Memory
1998
Mr. Mean
1976
Mr. Funny and the Magic Lamp
2014
Mr. Sneeze
1971
Little Miss Wise
1981
Mr. Men Adventure with Dinosaurs
2016
Mr. Happy
1971
Mr. Men Adventure with Pirates
1797
Little Miss Twins
1984
Mr. Men Little Miss
Worries
2022
Little Miss Trouble Changes Colour
1997
Little Miss Stubborn and the Unicorn
2008
Mr. Greedy and the Gingerbread Man
2013
Little Miss Naughty
1981
Little Miss Fickle
1984
Mr. Men at the Park
2015
Mr. Men
A Christmas Pantomime
2010
Mr. Mo
2013
Mr Greedy Eats Clean to Get Lean
2017
Little Miss Shy and the Lion
1997
Mr. Nosey Follows His Nose
1980
Unser Herr Glücklich Und Seine Freundede
1986
Mr. Birthday
2007
Little Miss Fun
1972
Little Miss Late
1981
Susie Squawk
An Easy Peasy person from Easy Peasy Island in the middle of the Terrific Ocean
1989
Little Miss Splendid's Colors
1982
Little Miss Neat
1981
The Christmas Elf
2020
Mr. Adventure
2018
Mr. Funnys Red Nose Day
2009
Mr. Men and Little Miss Picture Dictionary
1984
Mr. Christmas
2002
Little Miss Fabulous
1760
Mr. Dizzy
1976
Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy
2003
Mr. Noisy and The Giant
2005
Mr. Uppity
1972
Richard Wriggle
1990
Mr. Men 40th Anniversary Box Set
2011
Little Miss Plump
1981
Mr. Men Sports Day
1977
Mr Men Love
2019
Mr. Topsy-Turvy
1972
Little Miss Trouble Moving House
1998
Mr. Nobody
1985
Mr. Muddle Goes to School
1976
Mr. Nosey and the Beanstalk
2009
Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid
2005
Start to Count
2006
Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween
2013
Mr. Bump and the Knight
2007
Mr. Tickle's Tickle Time
2000
Mr. Happy's Happy Day
1999
Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile
1998
Little Miss Stubborn
1998
Mr. Tickle
1971
Mr. Nosey And The Big Surprise
1998
Little Miss Splendid and the Princess
2006
Little Miss Greedy
1981
Mr. Greedy Goes Shopping
1979
Mr. Men
The Big Match
2015
Mr. Bump
1971
Little Miss Shy and the Fairy Godmother
2009
Little Miss Scary
2003
Mr. Small's Holiday!
2000
Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch
2005
Mr. Skinny
1981
Mr. Happy's Smiley Day
2000
Little Miss Sparkle
2016
Mr. Men
The Christmas Tree
2013
Albert the Alphabetical Elephant
1981
Mr. Men and the Tooth Fairy
2014
Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Party
2012
Madame Prudente
1991
Mr. Forgetful
1976
Mr. Quiet
1978
Mr. Topsy-Turvy The Round Way Wrong
1998
Mr. Small
1972
Mr. Strong
1976
Mr. Busy
1978
Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf
2013
Little Miss Somersault
1994
Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor
1982
Mr. Funny
1976
Mr. Brave
1990
Little Miss Bossy
1981
Little Miss Dotty
1984
Mr. Men The Rugby Match
2015
Mr. Men My Complete Collection, 47 Book Boxset
2008
Mr. Messy Messing About in the Snow
1998
Willie Woof
An Easy Peasy person from Easy Peasy Island in the middle of the Terrific Ocean
1989
Little Miss Giggles
1984
Mr. Cheerful
1990
Mr. Strong and the Flood
1998
Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun
2015
Mr. Grumble
1990
Mr. Greedy Is Heavily Helpful
1998
Little Miss Busy Surviving Motherhood
2017
Things
1981
Mr. Men
The Night Before Christmas
2008
Mr. Men Adventure in Egypt
2016
Little Miss Sunshine
1981
Mr. Men Chinese New Year
2018
Mr. Men Go Dancing
2020
Mr. Small's Big Dream
2005
Mr. Greedy
1971
Mr. Tickle and the Dragon
2005
Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles
1998
Mr. Tickle in the Park
1979
Mr. Men Adventure on Wheels
2017
Mr. Small
A Big Day Out
2013
Mr. Silly
1972
Little Miss Chatterbox and the Frog Prince
2014
Little Miss Busy
1990
Mr. Chatterbox
1976
Grandfather Clock
1977
Mr. Jelly and the Pirates
2006
Mr. Men Magical Treasury
2017
Mr. Men
2007
Mr. Bounce
1976
Mr. Muddle
1976
Mr Men
The Great British Tour
2019
Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy
1998
Mr. Cheeky
2001
Little Miss Stubborn
1990
Mr. Silly on the Farm
1979
Little Miss Contrary All In A Muddle
1998
White Christmas
2011
Mr. Tall
1978
Little Miss Bossy Saves the Zoo
1982
Madame Casse-Pieds
2000
Mr. Happy and the Wizard
1971
Mr. Strong and the Ogre
2008
Mr. Men
A Very Thankful Thanksgiving
2018
Mr. Happy at the Seaside
1979
Mr. Fussy
1976
Mr Men
Ready, Steady, Bake!
2019
Madame timide drague en ligne
2017
Grandma Baa
1989
Mr. Happy
Coloring and Activity
2006
Once Upon a Worm
1982
Mr. Noisy
1976
Little Miss Tidy
1990
Little Miss Bad
2003
Mr. Snow
1971
Little Miss Scatterbrain
1981
Little Miss Princess and the Pea
2015
Little Miss Helpful
1981
Little Miss Inventor
2018
Mr. Rush
1978
Mr. Good
2003
Little Miss Ditzy
1985
Little Miss Quick
2008
Little Miss Curious
1994
Little Miss Star
1984
Pirate Adventure
2019
Mr. Cool
2003
Mr Men
Winter Wonderland
2018
Little Miss Birthday
2006
Little Miss Splendid
1981
Mr. Mischief
1978
Little Miss Chatterbox's Over-The-Top Big Top
2009
Little Miss Contrary
1984
Mr. Impossible
1976
Count Worm
1981
Mr. Wrong
1978
Mr. Marvelous
2016
Little Miss Princess
2011
