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Roger Hargreaves
Author · 201 books

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 book cover

Harry Hoof

1989

Mr. Clever book cover

Mr. Clever

1978

Percy Purr book cover

Percy Purr

1989

Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby book cover

Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby

1998

Mr. Men on Holiday book cover

Mr. Men on Holiday

2015

Little Miss Trouble book cover

Little Miss Trouble

1981

Mr. Men - Adventure in the Jungle book cover

Mr. Men - Adventure in the Jungle

2017

Little Miss Shy book cover

Little Miss Shy

1981

Walter the Worm book cover

Walter the Worm

2018

Mr. Men In London book cover

Mr. Men In London

2015

Mr. Slow book cover

Mr. Slow

1978

Figure and Ground book cover

Figure and Ground

2006

Mr. Worry book cover

Mr. Worry

1978

Mr. Daydream book cover

Mr. Daydream

1972

Mr. Nosey book cover

Mr. Nosey

1971

Mr. Nonsense book cover

Mr. Nonsense

1978

Little Miss Lucky book cover

Little Miss Lucky

1985

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

Trip to the Moon

2015

Little Miss Lucky And The Naughty Pixies book cover

Little Miss Lucky And The Naughty Pixies

2007

Little Miss Chatterbox book cover

Little Miss Chatterbox

1984

Mr. Grumpy book cover

Mr. Grumpy

1978

Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt book cover

Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt

2015

Little Miss Hug book cover

Little Miss Hug

2014

Mr. Perfect book cover

Mr. Perfect

1990

Mr. Clumsy book cover

Mr. Clumsy

1978

Mr. Tickle in a Tangle book cover

Mr. Tickle in a Tangle

1773

Mr. Jelly book cover

Mr. Jelly

1976

Little Miss Magic book cover

Little Miss Magic

1981

Mr Men In Scotland book cover

Mr Men In Scotland

2019

Mr. Lazy book cover

Mr. Lazy

1976

Mr. Messy book cover

Mr. Messy

1972

Mr. Bump Loses His Memory book cover

Mr. Bump Loses His Memory

1998

Mr. Mean book cover

Mr. Mean

1976

Mr. Funny and the Magic Lamp book cover

Mr. Funny and the Magic Lamp

2014

Mr. Sneeze book cover

Mr. Sneeze

1971

Little Miss Wise book cover

Little Miss Wise

1981

Mr. Men Adventure with Dinosaurs book cover

Mr. Men Adventure with Dinosaurs

2016

Mr. Happy book cover

Mr. Happy

1971

Mr. Men Adventure with Pirates book cover

Mr. Men Adventure with Pirates

1797

Little Miss Twins book cover

Little Miss Twins

1984

Mr. Men Little Miss book cover

Mr. Men Little Miss

Worries

2022

Little Miss Trouble Changes Colour book cover

Little Miss Trouble Changes Colour

1997

Little Miss Stubborn and the Unicorn book cover

Little Miss Stubborn and the Unicorn

2008

Mr. Greedy and the Gingerbread Man book cover

Mr. Greedy and the Gingerbread Man

2013

Little Miss Naughty book cover

Little Miss Naughty

1981

Little Miss Fickle book cover

Little Miss Fickle

1984

Mr. Men at the Park book cover

Mr. Men at the Park

2015

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

A Christmas Pantomime

2010

Mr. Mo book cover

Mr. Mo

2013

Mr Greedy Eats Clean to Get Lean book cover

Mr Greedy Eats Clean to Get Lean

2017

Little Miss Shy and the Lion book cover

Little Miss Shy and the Lion

1997

Mr. Nosey Follows His Nose book cover

Mr. Nosey Follows His Nose

1980

Unser Herr Glücklich Und Seine Freundede book cover

Unser Herr Glücklich Und Seine Freundede

1986

Mr. Birthday book cover

Mr. Birthday

2007

Little Miss Fun book cover

Little Miss Fun

1972

Little Miss Late book cover

Little Miss Late

1981

Susie Squawk book cover

Susie Squawk

An Easy Peasy person from Easy Peasy Island in the middle of the Terrific Ocean

1989

Little Miss Splendid's Colors book cover

Little Miss Splendid's Colors

1982

Little Miss Neat book cover

Little Miss Neat

1981

The Christmas Elf book cover

The Christmas Elf

2020

Mr. Adventure book cover

Mr. Adventure

2018

Mr. Funnys Red Nose Day book cover

Mr. Funnys Red Nose Day

2009

Mr. Men and Little Miss Picture Dictionary book cover

Mr. Men and Little Miss Picture Dictionary

1984

Mr. Christmas book cover

Mr. Christmas

2002

Little Miss Fabulous book cover

Little Miss Fabulous

1760

Mr. Dizzy book cover

Mr. Dizzy

1976

Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy book cover

Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy

2003

Mr. Noisy and The Giant book cover

Mr. Noisy and The Giant

2005

Mr. Uppity book cover

Mr. Uppity

1972

Richard Wriggle book cover

Richard Wriggle

1990

Mr. Men 40th Anniversary Box Set book cover

Mr. Men 40th Anniversary Box Set

2011

Little Miss Plump book cover

Little Miss Plump

1981

Mr. Men Sports Day book cover

Mr. Men Sports Day

1977

Mr Men Love book cover

Mr Men Love

2019

Mr. Topsy-Turvy book cover

Mr. Topsy-Turvy

1972

Little Miss Trouble Moving House book cover

Little Miss Trouble Moving House

1998

Mr. Nobody book cover

Mr. Nobody

1985

Mr. Muddle Goes to School book cover

Mr. Muddle Goes to School

1976

Mr. Nosey and the Beanstalk book cover

Mr. Nosey and the Beanstalk

2009

Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid book cover

Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid

2005

Start to Count book cover

Start to Count

2006

Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween book cover

Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween

2013

Mr. Bump and the Knight book cover

Mr. Bump and the Knight

2007

Mr. Tickle's Tickle Time book cover

Mr. Tickle's Tickle Time

2000

Mr. Happy's Happy Day book cover

Mr. Happy's Happy Day

1999

Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile book cover

Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile

1998

Little Miss Stubborn book cover

Little Miss Stubborn

1998

Mr. Tickle book cover

Mr. Tickle

1971

Mr. Nosey And The Big Surprise book cover

Mr. Nosey And The Big Surprise

1998

Little Miss Splendid and the Princess book cover

Little Miss Splendid and the Princess

2006

Little Miss Greedy book cover

Little Miss Greedy

1981

Mr. Greedy Goes Shopping book cover

Mr. Greedy Goes Shopping

1979

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

The Big Match

2015

Mr. Bump book cover

Mr. Bump

1971

Little Miss Shy and the Fairy Godmother book cover

Little Miss Shy and the Fairy Godmother

2009

Little Miss Scary book cover

Little Miss Scary

2003

Mr. Small's Holiday! book cover

Mr. Small's Holiday!

2000

Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch book cover

Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch

2005

Mr. Skinny book cover

Mr. Skinny

1981

Mr. Happy's Smiley Day book cover

Mr. Happy's Smiley Day

2000

Little Miss Sparkle book cover

Little Miss Sparkle

2016

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

The Christmas Tree

2013

Albert the Alphabetical Elephant book cover

Albert the Alphabetical Elephant

1981

Mr. Men and the Tooth Fairy book cover

Mr. Men and the Tooth Fairy

2014

Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Party book cover

Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Party

2012

Madame Prudente book cover

Madame Prudente

1991

Mr. Forgetful book cover

Mr. Forgetful

1976

Mr. Quiet book cover

Mr. Quiet

1978

Mr. Topsy-Turvy The Round Way Wrong book cover

Mr. Topsy-Turvy The Round Way Wrong

1998

Mr. Small book cover

Mr. Small

1972

Mr. Strong book cover

Mr. Strong

1976

Mr. Busy book cover

Mr. Busy

1978

Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf book cover

Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf

2013

Little Miss Somersault book cover

Little Miss Somersault

1994

Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor book cover

Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor

1982

Mr. Funny book cover

Mr. Funny

1976

Mr. Brave book cover

Mr. Brave

1990

Little Miss Bossy book cover

Little Miss Bossy

1981

Mr. Men The Rugby Match book cover

Mr. Men The Rugby Match

2015

Mr. Men My Complete Collection, 47 Book Boxset book cover

Mr. Men My Complete Collection, 47 Book Boxset

2008

Mr. Messy Messing About in the Snow book cover

Mr. Messy Messing About in the Snow

1998

Willie Woof book cover

Willie Woof

An Easy Peasy person from Easy Peasy Island in the middle of the Terrific Ocean

1989

Little Miss Giggles book cover

Little Miss Giggles

1984

Mr. Cheerful book cover

Mr. Cheerful

1990

Mr. Strong and the Flood book cover

Mr. Strong and the Flood

1998

Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun book cover

Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun

2015

Mr. Grumble book cover

Mr. Grumble

1990

Mr. Greedy Is Heavily Helpful book cover

Mr. Greedy Is Heavily Helpful

1998

Little Miss Busy Surviving Motherhood book cover

Little Miss Busy Surviving Motherhood

2017

Things book cover

Things

1981

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

The Night Before Christmas

2008

Mr. Men Adventure in Egypt book cover

Mr. Men Adventure in Egypt

2016

Little Miss Sunshine book cover

Little Miss Sunshine

1981

Mr. Men Chinese New Year book cover

Mr. Men Chinese New Year

2018

Mr. Men Go Dancing book cover

Mr. Men Go Dancing

2020

Mr. Small's Big Dream book cover

Mr. Small's Big Dream

2005

Mr. Greedy book cover

Mr. Greedy

1971

Mr. Tickle and the Dragon book cover

Mr. Tickle and the Dragon

2005

Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles book cover

Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles

1998

Mr. Tickle in the Park book cover

Mr. Tickle in the Park

1979

Mr. Men Adventure on Wheels book cover

Mr. Men Adventure on Wheels

2017

Mr. Small book cover

Mr. Small

A Big Day Out

2013

Mr. Silly book cover

Mr. Silly

1972

Little Miss Chatterbox and the Frog Prince book cover

Little Miss Chatterbox and the Frog Prince

2014

Little Miss Busy book cover

Little Miss Busy

1990

Mr. Chatterbox book cover

Mr. Chatterbox

1976

Grandfather Clock book cover

Grandfather Clock

1977

Mr. Jelly and the Pirates book cover

Mr. Jelly and the Pirates

2006

Mr. Men Magical Treasury book cover

Mr. Men Magical Treasury

2017

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

2007

Mr. Bounce book cover

Mr. Bounce

1976

Mr. Muddle book cover

Mr. Muddle

1976

Mr Men book cover

Mr Men

The Great British Tour

2019

Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy book cover

Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy

1998

Mr. Cheeky book cover

Mr. Cheeky

2001

Little Miss Stubborn book cover

Little Miss Stubborn

1990

Mr. Silly on the Farm book cover

Mr. Silly on the Farm

1979

Little Miss Contrary All In A Muddle book cover

Little Miss Contrary All In A Muddle

1998

White Christmas book cover

White Christmas

2011

Mr. Tall book cover

Mr. Tall

1978

Little Miss Bossy Saves the Zoo book cover

Little Miss Bossy Saves the Zoo

1982

Madame Casse-Pieds book cover

Madame Casse-Pieds

2000

Mr. Happy and the Wizard book cover

Mr. Happy and the Wizard

1971

Mr. Strong and the Ogre book cover

Mr. Strong and the Ogre

2008

Mr. Men book cover

Mr. Men

A Very Thankful Thanksgiving

2018

Mr. Happy at the Seaside book cover

Mr. Happy at the Seaside

1979

Mr. Fussy book cover

Mr. Fussy

1976

Mr Men book cover

Mr Men

Ready, Steady, Bake!

2019

Madame timide drague en ligne book cover

Madame timide drague en ligne

2017

Grandma Baa book cover

Grandma Baa

1989

Mr. Happy book cover

Mr. Happy

Coloring and Activity

2006

Once Upon a Worm book cover

Once Upon a Worm

1982

Mr. Noisy book cover

Mr. Noisy

1976

Little Miss Tidy book cover

Little Miss Tidy

1990

Little Miss Bad book cover

Little Miss Bad

2003

Mr. Snow book cover

Mr. Snow

1971

Little Miss Scatterbrain book cover

Little Miss Scatterbrain

1981

Little Miss Princess and the Pea book cover

Little Miss Princess and the Pea

2015

Little Miss Helpful book cover

Little Miss Helpful

1981

Little Miss Inventor book cover

Little Miss Inventor

2018

Mr. Rush book cover

Mr. Rush

1978

Mr. Good book cover

Mr. Good

2003

Little Miss Ditzy book cover

Little Miss Ditzy

1985

Little Miss Quick book cover

Little Miss Quick

2008

Little Miss Curious book cover

Little Miss Curious

1994

Little Miss Star book cover

Little Miss Star

1984

Pirate Adventure book cover

Pirate Adventure

2019

Mr. Cool book cover

Mr. Cool

2003

Mr Men book cover

Mr Men

Winter Wonderland

2018

Little Miss Birthday book cover

Little Miss Birthday

2006

Little Miss Splendid book cover

Little Miss Splendid

1981

Mr. Mischief book cover

Mr. Mischief

1978

Little Miss Chatterbox's Over-The-Top Big Top book cover

Little Miss Chatterbox's Over-The-Top Big Top

2009

Little Miss Contrary book cover

Little Miss Contrary

1984

Mr. Impossible book cover

Mr. Impossible

1976

Count Worm book cover

Count Worm

1981

Mr. Wrong book cover

Mr. Wrong

1978

Mr. Marvelous book cover

Mr. Marvelous

2016

Little Miss Princess book cover

Little Miss Princess

2011

The Lovable Little Misses book cover

The Lovable Little Misses

2009

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