
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

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

The Lovable Little Misses
2009