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Roger Hargreaves
Born Charles Roger Hargreaves
9 May 1935
Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died 11 September 1988 (aged 53)
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK
Pen name Roger Hargreaves
Occupation novelist, illustrator
Nationality British
Period 1971–1988
Genres Fantasy
Subjects Children's Literature
Notable work(s) Mr.Men, Little Miss, Timbuctoo
Notable award(s) Best Books of the Year 1983
Spouse(s) Christine Hargreaves
Children Adam, Giles, Sophie, Amelia

Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was a British author and illustrator of children's books, notably the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. The books' simple and silly stories, with bright-coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have been part of popular culture for over 25 years, with sales over 85 million worldwide in 20 languages.


Roger Hargreaves on "Jim'll Fix It"


Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss)

Customer Reviews for Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss)

Delightful, January 12, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)
How can anyone *not* love these books? "Mr. Funny" is especially dear. In a few, short pages this character spreads the news that laughter cures all. Who needs to sit through 2 hours of "Patch Adams" when you can read this little book in under five minutes?


"Cup of Toast", April 12, 2007
By General Breadbasket

This review is from: Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)
Mr Funny is the 18th book in the Mr Men series, first published in 1976. This was a colorful favorite of mine when I was little. It features Mr Funny's unusual life, and a silly trip to the zoo, which is all nicely illustrated and fascinating to follow. Worth a look.


Mr.Funny's car is a shoe!, November 23, 2006
By Mike Beri

This review is from: Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)
Even the worms laugh at Mr. Funny's shoe car!

This is one of the top 10 of the twenty or so Mr. Men books we've bought for our son. I grew up with Mr. Men when I was a kid growing up in the UK. Now I can read them to my son.

Mr. Funny goes on a road trip (in this shoe car) and tries to go to the zoo. However the zoo is closed because the animals are sad because they are ill. Mr. Funny to the rescue! He makes a series of ever funnier funny faces making the lion laugh is mane off, the elephant is trunk off and the funniest face made anywhere, ever; make the leopard laugh his spots off! His job done he returns home to a glass of toast and daisy sandwich!


Great book!, February 6, 2011
By Raylou
This review is from: Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)
The whole series is great. The book is hilarious for kids. It is very silly and fun. Can't go wrong.


A few things you should know about 'Mr. Funny', December 17, 2009
By Author of THE MYSTERIOUS MAN IN RED
This review is from: Mr. Funny (Mr. Men and Little Miss) (Paperback)
Mr. Funny lives in a teapot, eats daisy sandwiches and drinks toast. He also drives a shoe. I have a funny feeling Mr. Funny may have been ingesting certain 'funny' substances.

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The New York Times
By SUSAN STEWART
Published: February 11, 2008

Roger Hargreaves is the one of the best-selling authors in Britain. The son of a Yorkshire laundryman, Mr. Hargreaves aspired to be a cartoonist but did not find his way there until 1971, when his young son, Adam, asked him what a “tickle” looked like. Mr. Hargreaves responded by drawing an orange blob with friendly features and extremely long arms. Mr. Tickle, the hero of a colorful book for preschoolers and early readers, was born.

Mr. Tickle led to Mr. Grumpy , Mr. Messy (Mr. Men and Little Miss) and many more male representations of emotional traits. Later, possibly from the rib of Mr. Happy , Little Miss Sunshine and her sisters were created. After Mr. Hargreaves’s death in 1988, Adam Hargreaves continued to create characters and write books. Today there are more than 80 Hargreaves characters, each with his or her own book.

The series of Mr. Men and Little Miss books have sold more than 100 million copies, putting its authors in J. K. Rowling territory. That’s a charming story, and, in a perfect world, it would yield a charming animated series. But what is whimsical and enchantingly simple on the page can look merely silly and simplistic on screen. “The Mr. Men Show,” which will be shown on the Cartoon Network weekday mornings beginning Monday, has its moments, but frequently something gets lost in translation.

The basic animation is faithful to the books’ colorful geometric look, but the soundtrack is exaggerated, with musical cues that signal and occasionally overwhelm the events they indicate. Each episode features two themed segments that include elements of varying lengths and styles. It’s animated sketch comedy for kids.

One segment takes place in a hospital. “Mr. Stubborn , I’m afraid I have some bad news,” the doctor (Mr. Happy) announces to the patient on his examining table. “You have a carrot stuck in your ear.”

Indeed Mr. Stubborn does — we see the protuding tuber clearly. But this is Mr. Stubborn. He denies his carrot, thrice, at least, and protests the doctor’s suggestion of an “emergency carrotectomy.” Children under 5 might laugh at this skit until they double over. Parents will just want it to be over.

But the show can hit the mark. After performing an “emergency fishbowlectomy” on Miss Calamity, the doctor checks the reflexes of another patient with a tiny hammer. He hammers his own knees instead, and bounces around the examining room like a demented grasshopper. Even adults might actually laugh.

A segment at a shopping mall delivers a gem or two. Mr. Messy, who looks like a pink ball of half-unraveled yarn, hands Mr. Persnickety a dusty, moldy bit of cheese he’s fished out from under his refrigerator.

“This isn’t cheese!” Mr. Persnickety roars. “It’s stink on a stick!”

The memorable characters are the nasty ones — in particular Mr. Rude
, who has a French accent and is horrified to find a frog in his oatmeal. Subtle stereotyping? Sure. Funny? Not really.

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