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. In 1981, the Little Miss series of books began to appear.

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.īy 1976, Hargreaves had quit his day job. 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. He spent a year working in his father's laundry and dry-cleaning business before starting out in advertising. 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 is Britain's third best-selling author, having sold more than 100 million books.

Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. What Roger really wanted was to make children laugh, which is probably why his own favourite character is Mr Silly.Charles Roger Hargreaves was an English author and illustrator of children's books, notably the Mr. The books were an instant hit and Roger went on to create many more Mr Men and Little Miss characters. Mr Tickle was soon joined by Mr Greedy, Mr Happy, Mr Nosey, Mr Sneeze and Mr Bump. Mr Tickle, the first of the Mr Men, was born. In response, Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere and tickle anyone. Roger Hargreaves' son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like. Have you met them all? It all started with a tickle. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up. The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Mr Happy was fat and round, and happy! When he meets Mr Miserable, the most miserable person in the world, Mr Happy wonders if he can make him happy by taking him to Happyland.

Mr happy by roger hargreaves