Mr. Men

For alternative meanings, see Mr. Man.

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Chatterbox, 1984

The Mr. Men is a series of 48 (46 published in English) children's books by Roger Hargreaves started in 1971; they feature characters with names such as "Mr. Tickle" and "Mr. Happy". Little is an accompanying series of 42 (33 published in English) books by the same author with female characters that started in 1981. After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Mr. Men and Little characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death.

History

Mr. Tickle, 1971

The first six Mr Men books were published in 1971, priced 20p. Mr. Tickle was the first Mr. Men character created by Hargreaves after his son, Adam, asked him what a tickle looked like: a round, orange figure with long, bendy arms. Each book in the original Mr. Men and Little series introduced a different title character and their single dominant trait in order to convey a simple moral lesson. The Mr. Men and Little characters would frequently reappear in the later books of other characters. The books' simple and silly stories, with bright-coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, made them very popular, with sales over 100 million worldwide in 22 languages.

A competition was held in the Sunday Times for children to submit their own Mr. Men character, which was to be published in a limited edition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series. Mr. Cheeky by 8 year-old Gemma Almond was the winner, and her creation was then published and sold only in branches of W H Smith, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity for children's leukemia.

In April 2004, Hargreaves' widow, Christine, sold the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to the UK entertainment group, Chorion. In 2006, to celebrate 35 years of Mr. Men (and 25 years of Little ) Mr. Birthday and Little Birthday were published. There was also an art exhibition at The Art Animation Gallery in Central London, and in October 2006, Adam Hargreaves created the first Little character based on a real person; 'Little Stella', based on Stella McCartney, appeared in a limited edition of 1,000 books produced as fashion show invitations.

The typeface for the Little Miss books from Bossy to Star is Univers; the books from Busy to Sommersault use Helvetica; and all the other books in the series use Optima.

TV series

The Mr. Men characters have been adapted into four animated television series. The first was produced in 1975 by Terry Ward's company, Flicks Films, broadcast by BBC formerly known as 101 Film Productions, with the voices and the narration provided by Arthur Lowe (better known for his role as Captain Mainwaring in the sitcom Dad's Army). 28 Mr Men Stories.

• Mr Happy
• Mr Silly
• Mr Jelly
• Mr Snow
• Mr Bounce
• Mr Forgetful
• Mr Funny
• Mr Bump
• Mr Tickle
• Mr Small
• Mr Messy
• Mr Greedy
• Mr Sneeze
• Mr Strong
• Mr Daydream
• Mr Fussy
• Mr Worry
• Mr Uppity
• Mr Dizzy
• Mr Topsy Turvy
• Mr Muddle
• Mr Mean
• Mr Nosey
• Mr Chatterbox
• Mr Noisy
• Mr Impossible
• Mr Lazy
• Mr Grumpy
• Mr Rude.

During 1983, a second series by Flicks Films featured the Little Miss characters, and was narrated by John and Pauline Alderton (credited as Pauline Collins), 13 Little Miss stories.

• Little Splendid
• Little s Late
• Little Plump
• Little MHelpful
• LittleTiny
• Little Bossy
• Little Naughty
• Little Trouble
• Little Magic
• Little s Neat
• Little Scatterbrain
• Little M Sunshine
• and Little s Shy.

The third series, Mr. Men and Little , was produced in 1995 and aired on TV from 1995 to 1997 and was narrated by Geoffrey Palmer

In 2006 Renegade Animation produced The Mr. Men Show, a new American animated series which debuted on Cartoon Network (US) and Channel Five's Milkshake! (UK) in February 2008. There would only be 25 characters featured in the first season, and most have had their names or appearances altered. The Mr. Men Show is directed by Mark Risley and written and produced by Eryk Casemiro and Kate Boutilier, the creative team from Nickelodeon's Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys and As Told by Ginger. The opening and closing narration is voiced by actor Simon Callow in the UK version and Joseph J. Terry in the US version.

Lists of characters

Main article: List of Mr. Men

Main article: List of Little Characters

Product range

There are 80 licensees selling Mr. Men and Little products.

• Mr. Men and Little toys
• Mr. Bump Make-a-Match Game
• Mr. Men 4-in-a-Row Game
• Mr. Men Pop n Race Game
• Which Little Are You? Game
• Mr. Men Snakes and Ladders
• Mr. Men Mobile Products by Airborne Mobile
• Mr. Men Switchplate Switch Plate
• Mr. Men & Helpful Gel Pack
• Mr. Men puzzle clock
• Beanies / plush toys
• Catch-It-All Wipe Clean Bib
• Mr. Greedy doughnuts
• Mr. Bump plasters
• Mr. Cool bags
• Mr. Messy baby bibs
• Mr. Funny's Runny Honey
• Mr. Lazy slippers
• A Mr. Men Colorforms playset
• Little and Mr Men dominos
• Little Mand Mr Men t-shirts
• The Mr. Men Show

List of books

Following is a list of published book titles with associated summaries of their texts.

Mr. Men series

Main article: List of Mr. Men

#	Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
1	Mr. Tickle	1971
Mr. Tickle's story begins as he makes himself breakfast without getting up because of his "extraordinarily long arms". He then decides that it is a tickling sort of day and so goes around town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher and a postman. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking around your doorway, waiting to tickle you.
2	Mr. Greedy	1971
One day, while exploring a gigantic room, Mr Greedy Is caught by a giant and the giant forces him to eat all of the dinner on the giant's plate. Mr Greedy appears in several other books, including Little Miss Chatterbox and Little Miss Contrary.
3	Mr. Happy	1971
Mr Happy discovers Mr. Miserable and teaches him to be happy. Mr. Miserable is identical to Mr Happy, but frowns rather than smiles. Mr Happy has appeared in more Mr Men and Little Miss stories than any other character.
4	Mr. Nosey	1971
Mr Nosey pokes his nose into other people's business which the people of Tiddletown do not like one bit. They decide to stop him by hurting his long nose; this causes Mr Nosey to stop being nosy and become good friends with everybody in Tiddletown. Mr Nosey appears in the stories of Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Scatterbrain, among others.
5	Mr. Sneeze	1971
Mr. Sneeze lives in Shivertown the capital of Cold Land and he always has a cold. He goes on a journey to cure himself, where he encounters sunshine and magic in equal proportions. His poor red nose often needs a good blow, and he is never without his trusty hanky. But his sneezing ends up saving the day.
6	Mr. Bump	1971
Poor Mr. Bump - he’s always covered in bandages. He just can’t avoid bumping into things. His accident-prone nature has cost him many jobs; but his luck changes when Mr. Barley the farmer employs him to work in his apple orchard. Now our bumping beauty spends his time wandering around the orchard, and knocking all the apples off the trees.
7	Mr. Snow	1971
The story of Mr. Snow, the snowman is a heart-warming Yuletide tale of an over busy Father Christmas who chooses Mr Snow to help him deliver presents to the children.
8	Mr. Messy	1972
Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy turn Mr. Messy’s life around and make him neat and tidy! The two men “brushed, swept, polished and scrubbed” his house until it sparkled. And after they’d turned their attention to Mr. Messy, and bathed him, he looked in the mirror and remarked: “I’m going to have to change my name!”
9	Mr. Topsy-Turvy	1972	ISBN 978 1 4052 5099 3
Mr. Topsy-Turvy does everything the wrong way around. One day he comes to the town where the reader lives. He rents a room in a hotel, speaking to the hotel manager the wrong way around, "Afternoon good, I'd room a like." The next day, he confuses the taxi driver with his backwards speaking, causing an accident, buying a pair of socks and putting them on his hands, then he disappears, but everything is still topsy-turvy.
10	Mr. Silly	1972
As a resident of Nonsenseland, Mr. Silly is plain silly with his idea for the Nonsense Cup. Painting the red leaves of the tree in the City Square green gained him not only the coveted trophy, but also the silly respect of the King.
11	Mr. Uppity	1972
Mr. Uppity lives in Bigtown and he is very rich. He is rude to everybody (they call him Miserable old Uppity) until one day he meets a goblin. When he is rude to the goblin, the goblin shrinks Mr. Uppity so he can fit into a hole in a tree, and they enter the tree to meet the King of the Goblins. The goblin agrees to shrink Mr. Uppity if he is rude to somebody. This happens, until Mr. Uppity is nice. In the end, he's still rich, but now he's very popular.
12	Mr. Small	1972
Mr. Small is, unsurprisingly, the smallest of the Mr. Men. He lives in a house underneath a daisy, at the bottom of Mr. Robinson’s garden. His tiny size is an occupational hazard, as he soon finds out when he falls into sweet jars, mustard pots and match boxes. But he finds eternal happiness and fame when a man decides to write a book all about his adventures.
13	Mr. Daydream	1972
Mr Daydream brightens up a boy's boring day by whisking him away on a daydream adventure.
14	Mr. Forgetful	1976
Mr. Forgetful has a short memory. This is not particularly useful. One day he has to remember a message for Farmer Fields to say that there is a sheep loose in the lane. Can he remember the message? Sadly, no for he says "there is a goose asleep in the rain".
15	Mr. Jelly (Also published as Mr. Nervous)	1976
Mr Jelly is scared of everything - even his own shadow! He is famous for blowing things out of all proportions, and being absolutely terrified by the slightest noise. A kindly vagabond teaches him how to settle his nerves.
16	Mr. Noisy	1976
Mr. Noisy slams doors and clumps down the hill; and even when he is asleep, his snore could be mistaken for a herd of elephants. He changes his ways when the residents pretend they cannot hear him. Eventually Mr. Noisy gets so fed up of not being heard, he succumbs to their plan and begins to whisper.
17	Mr. Lazy (also published as Mr. Bone Idle)	1976
Mr Lazy lies in bed most of day. He only wakes up to yawn! But when he does get out of bed, he falls asleep in the garden! However boring his life sounds, it soon becomes exciting when Mr Busy and Mr Bustle come to visit him. They've got all sorts of things for Mr Lazy to do, but he is never too keen to be getting on with them, not when there's sleeping to be getting on with!
18	Mr. Funny	1976
Mr. Funny is similar to Mr Happy. He drives about in his little shoe car making people laugh. He performs a unique act of amusing magic at the zoo, which is closed due to all the animals having colds. Good old Mr. Funny pulls funny faces at the elephant, the lion, the bear, and the giraffe, and leaves them in fits of giggles.
19	Mr. Mean (also published as Mr. Stingy)	1976
Mr. Mean never spends a penny of his money. He is so mean he gives his brother a piece of coal for Christmas. One day a wizard starts disguising himself as people in need. Each time Mr. Mean rejects helping them, a spell is placed on a part of his body, such as his nose turning into a carrot, his ears turning into tomatoes. He gives help when he realizes his feet are about to fall under a spell. Then he spends his money, and now he gives his brother two pieces of coal for Christmas.
20	Mr. Chatterbox	1976
Mr. Chatterbox brings about his own downfall when he decides to buy a new hat. Mr. Bowler sells our talkative hero a beautiful red hat, which just happens to be magic. The more Mr. Chatterbox talks, the more the hat grows!
21	Mr. Fussy	1976
Mr Fussy is so fussy that he'll polish you, scrub you, straighten you, clean you, mend you, dust you, iron you,and tidy you up.
22	Mr. Bounce	1976
Looking rather like Mr. Happy with a hat, Mr. Bounce is the Mr. Man who can’t sit still. Luckily, the superbly named Dr. Makeyouwell gives him a pair of tiny red boots. But being Mr. Man land, they aren’t ordinary boots. These boots are extremely heavy, and keep Mr. Bounce’s feet firmly on the ground. But the best thing about Mr. Bounce is the noise he makes when he hits the ground.
23	Mr. Muddle	1976
Poor muddled Mr. Muddle. He can’t do anything right. In fact he is so muddled up, his face is on the wrong side of his body! He’s only too happy to lend a hand, but instead, usually ends up making the situation worse. Ask him to push and he’ll pull. Ask him to pick something up, and he’ll put it down. But the clever people of Seatown realise that the way to get him to do the right thing is to ask him to do the opposite.
24	Mr. Dizzy	1976
Poor Mr. Dizzy is the laughing stock of Cleverland. He’s not very bright and all his neighbours delight in making him look stupid. When Mr. Dizzy drinks the water from the wishing well, he magically becomes intelligent and is able to outwit the pig and the elephant who had both made him look silly earlier.
25	Mr. Impossible	1976
Nothing is impossible to Mr. Impossible. He can do anything. He has magic powers similar to Little Miss Magic and even uses his powers to motivate people. One day he goes to school with a boy named William. He proves he can do anything in some amazing ways!
26	Mr. Strong	1976
Mr Strong is so strong that you can barely believe it. He is the nearest thing to a super hero in Mr Man land. He gets all his strength from eating hundreds of eggs! His strength sometimes gets him in trouble, and he regularly breaks everything he touches by accident. But sometimes it helps save the day, especially if there is something really heavy that needs carrying.
27	Mr. Grumpy	1978
Mr Grumpy is the grouchiest person in the world. He lives in Happyland, He's always in a bad mood, hating anyone or anything he comes across. He can't stand books so he tears out all of the pages, and he is rude to Mr. Happy who comes to visit. Mr. Happy has Mr. Tickle tickle Mr. Grumpy if he is mean to somebody. This works, because it makes Mr. Grumpy nicer. He laughs out happier. Now when he picks up a book, he only tears out one page.
28	Mr. Clumsy	1978
The story of Mr Clumsy is a catalogue of disaster! Everything he touches, breaks or ends up where it shouldn't. Everywhere he goes, chaos erupts.
29	Mr. Quiet	1978
Mr Quiet lives in LOUDLAND, not a place suitable for him. No one can hear him, and everything scares him there. Luckily for him, Mr Happy comes to the rescue, and finds him a far more suitable life and job.
30	Mr. Rush	1978
Mr Rush is the fastest person in the world, and he shows it by always being in a hurry. The trouble is that he goes so fast that he doesn't get anything done properly, that is until he gets his ideal job... A Postman!
31	Mr. Tall	1978
Mr. Tall is one of the luckiest Mr. Men. He can go 600 miles an hour; he can step over trees; and he can dangle his feet in the sea whilst sitting on the edge of a cliff. But Mr. Tall is gloomy about his long legs. Luckily, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Nosey and Mr. Greedy are on hand to tell him that over proportioned body parts can be a benefit.
32	Mr. Worry	1978
Mr. Worry worries about everything. If it rains, he worries that his roof will leak, if there is no rain, he worries that all of his plants will die. He worries about the other Mr. Men, and he meets a wizard who suggests he make a list of all his worries and the wizard will make sure none of them happen. When there is nothing to worry about, Mr. Worry is happy for a week, until he is worried about not having anything to worry about.
33	Mr. Nonsense	1978
Mr. Nonsense sleeps in a rowing boat, in his house, which is up a tree. Being the best friend of Mr. Silly, and living in Nonsenseland, he certainly lives up to his name. When it snows (yellow snow, of course), the two of them go tobogganing in their makeshift toboggan - Mr. Nonsense’s bed boat! And somehow he manages to make square snow balls!
34	Mr. Wrong	1978
Mr Wrong hasn't got a clue what he is doing, and he never gets anything right. Everything about his life is a shambles until he meets Mr Right, someone who looks just like Mr Wrong, but is exactly his opposite. Mr Right is determined to turn his new friend into someone right, but then everything goes terribly wrong!
35	Mr. Skinny	1978
Mr. Skinny lives in Fatland; a place 100 miles from Mr. Greedy's house. Their lifestyles are just as wide apart. Mr. Greedy eats anything and everything in abundance; whilst Mr. Skinny survives on one cornflake, a baked bean and the world's smallest sausage.
36	Mr. Mischief	1978
“Oh mischief, glorious mischief … I do so love it!” he cries, as he claims another victim. Mr. Happy, Mr. Greedy, and Mr. Funny all fall prey to Mr. Mischief and his tricks. Until, that is, he meets a wizard. As Mr. Mischief tries to swap his magic wand for a piece of wood, the wizard grabs him by the nose, and warns him he won’t get away with his tricks again. As the mischievous man goes home, all the pranks he played on the others are repeated on him, and he learns his lesson. But not for long... as Mr. Fussy finds out to his cost.
37	Mr. Clever	1978
Mr. Clever is the self-acclaimed Cleverest Person In The World! Not only that, but he has some fantastic gadgets, such as his alarm clock that makes tea; and his toothbrush that squeezes out the toothpaste for him. But Mr. Clever is also very smug. He believes that no one can get the better of him, because of his superior intelligence. But of course, many do … and Mr. Happy is one of them.
38	Mr. Busy	1978
It takes Mr. Busy just seconds to do something that would take us half an hour. He is always on the go, and expects others to keep up with him. Which, of course, they can't. Mr. Busy lives next door to Mr. Slow, which must make life unbearable for both of them.
39	Mr. Slow	1978
Mr. Slow takes so long to do everything. It took him until New Year to open his Christmas presents, and until Easter to write his thank-yous. He tries to get a job. When he tries to be a news reporter, it takes him until midnight to read the news. When he tries to be a taxi driver, he delays Mr. Uppity in getting to the train station. The job he gets is as a steamroller driver.
40	Mr. Brave	1990
Mr Brave is scared of nothing... except for two things. He's very useful to have around when any of the other Mr Men are in trouble. Except when it involves heights or getting the wrong side of Little Miss Bossy!
41	Mr. Grumble	1990
"Bah!" says Mr. Grumble. He hates laughing; he hates singing; he hates people who pretend to be clowns. And he hates being turned into a pig—which is exactly what happens whenever he grumbles. Luckily the wizard's spell works it's magic, and Mr. Grumble stops his moaning in order to stop himself oinking.
42	Mr. Perfect	1990
Everything about Mr. Perfect is just perfect. He never has a bad day or anything. He gets in trouble by Mr. Uppity and Mr. Grumpy.
43	Mr. Cheerful	1990
Mr. Cheerful was the last Mr. Men to be created, and his story does not contain the usual ‘change for the better’ outcome of the originals. He has a secret which he keeps under his hat. When Little Miss Splendid demands he take his hat off when greeting a lady. In doing so, he reveals that he has only three hairs on the top of his head. Little Miss Splendid reminds him it is not his hair, but his large smile that people love him for. As the final sentence in the final book reads “Hats off to Mr. Cheerful!”
44	Mr. Cool	2003
Poor Jack Robinson has been sick, but Mr Cool takes him on adventures like an airplane ride, a soccer game, and to the tallest tree in the world! Then when Mr Cool takes him home he magically becomes better!
45	Mr. Rude	2003
Rude is always being rude to people. He has a French accent. He insults a man with a big nose and an overweight woman. To the overweight woman he says "Fatty!, you're supposed to eat the things in the fridge, not eat the fridge as well!".
46	Mr. Good	2003
Mr. Good is always trying to be nice, but no one appreciates him in the bad town he lives in. When he moves into another town, he is happy to meet people who are good like him.
47	Mr. Nobody	1985/2010 (March)
One day, Mr. Happy is merrily walking along, when he comes across an extraordinary sight: a person who is, but isn't! Meet Mr. Nobody - a person you can see right through, and who can't remember where he is from, who he is, or what he should be doing...Mr. Happy decides to try and help his invisible new friend, and rid him of his misery - but is this possible? Whatever will become of Mr. Nobody?
48	Mr. Mo	TBA
Mr. Mo is a promotional Mr. Man to be released in Australia and New Zealand for the men's health charity initiative, Movember.

Little Miss Series

#	Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
1	Little Miss Bossy	1981
Little Miss Bossy is very bossy hence her name, and she is just as rude as Mr Uppity, so she is given a pair of boots which have a mind of their own and they don't listen to her because she is too bossy.
2	Little Miss Naughty	1981
Little Miss Naughty loves to play practical jokes. She awakens one day thinking it looks like a good day for being naughty. She knocks Mr. Uppity's hat off his head, breaks Mr. Clever's glasses, and strips Mr. Bump of his bandages placing them on Mr. Small. The Mr. Men hold a meeting to decide what to do. Mr. Small meets with Mr. Impossible, who can make himself invisible, and each time Little Miss Naughty tries to do something naughty, Mr. Impossible tweaks her nose and it cures Little Miss Naughty of her naughtiness.
3	Little Miss Neat	1981
Little Miss Neat is as neat as two pins, and lives in Twopin Cottage. When she goes on holiday, Mr. Muddle comes to visit her house with nobody home. He makes a cup of tea, putting everything back in the wrong place. When Little Miss Neat comes home, she can't find anything, and when she sits in a chair, she is pricked by forks, knives, and spoons that Mr. Muddle placed there.
4	Little Miss Sunshine	1981
There was a King who lived in a castle in Miseryland. Little Miss Sunshine is on holiday. She saw a sign saying "This way to Miseryland." So she was on her way to Miseryland. She saw a Guard at the Bridge Door. Little Miss Sunshine gave the Guard a Big Smile. Then the Guard took her to see the King of Miseryland and she had an idea. So Little Miss Sunshine and the king went back to her car. Finally she made a new picket sign saying "Laughter Land" and she boomed an enormous laugh then the king laughed too. Little Miss Sunshine is the 3rd happiest person in the world, with Mr. Cheerful in 2nd, and Mr. Happy in 1st.
5	Little Miss Tiny	1981
Little Miss Tiny isn't just small, she's tiny. Little Miss Tiny is tinier than Mr Small. Little Miss Tiny is picked on because she is so small. The story begins with Little Miss Tiny wakes up, exits the mouse hole, and exploring outdoors. She gets frightened by large animals, but Mr. Strong can hear her, and saves her.
6	Little Miss Trouble	1981
Little Miss Trouble is a bundle of lies! She tricks Mr. Uppity, and Mr. Clever into putting the hurt of Mr. Small. But Little Miss Trouble gets her just deserts when Mr. Small gives her a taste of her own medicine.
7	Little Miss Helpful	1981
Little Miss Helpful tries to help everyone but ends up making everything worse. She tries to tie Mr. Tall's shoelaces, but she ends up tying both shoes together. Then she tries to help Mr. Happy when he is sick, and getting the cleaning supplies, but her head was stuck in the bucket, and got trapped in the refrigerator. Mr. Happy tries to pull the bucket off of Miss Helpful's head only to have her sent flying into the lake.
8	Little Miss Magic	1981
Little Miss Magic is the resident magician. Once Little Miss Magic got out of bed and told her toothpaste tube to squeeze. Then Mr. Happy came over looking exactly the opposite to complain about Mr Tickle, because he's tickling all the time. Little Miss Magic shrinks Mr. Tickle's arms and tells him to come to her house the next day. The next day Mr. Tickle came over to Little Miss Magic's House. Little Miss Magic said to Mr. Tickle 'One tickle a day'. Unfortunately for her, Mr. Tickle uses his 'one tickle a day' on her instead.
9	Little Miss Shy	1981
Little Miss Shy is afraid of everything, and hardly goes out. She grows her own food in the garden. One day she receives an invitation to Mr. Funny's party, and keeps changing her mind about whether or not to go. Then Mr. Funny arrives and drags her to the party, and she has fun and meets Mr. Quiet, who used to be shy like her.
10	Little Miss Splendid	1981
Little Miss Splendid lives in a mansion with a golden bathtub. She thinks she is better than everyone else. When she goes to town and sees a new hat in the window of a store that she believes she simply must have, she buys it. When she's walking home her friends ask her if she wants to take the bus, she refuses. It starts to rain and it ruins her new hat.
11	Little Miss Late	1981
Little Miss Late is late for everything, and can't find a job. She tries to work in a bank, but by the time she gets there, the bank has closed. She tries to be a secretary for Mr. Uppity, but he goes home late. The job she gets is as a housemaid for Mr. Lazy, because he does things at the wrong time.
12	Little Miss Scatterbrain	1981
Little Miss Scatterbrain is the least intelligent woman in the world, even less intelligent than Mr. Dizzy.
13	Little Miss Greedy (also published as Little Miss Plump)	1981
Little Miss Greedy has the same appetite as her brother. Little Miss Greedy has a really large breakfast.
14	Little Miss Giggles	1984
Little Miss Giggles can't stop giggling. In fact, she giggles so much that when she's around, everyone else starts giggling too! Little Miss Giggles seems to have a connection with Mr. Funny and Mr. Happy! One day during her daily walk, she loses her giggle, and meets Mr. Happy and they go to Dr. Makeyouwell. To solve the problem, Mr. Happy gives Little Miss Giggles a "giggle".
15	Little Miss Twins	1984
Little Miss Twins do everything in pairs, and say things twice. They live in Twoland.
16	Little Miss Chatterbox	1984
Little Miss Chatterbox will talk on and on and on like Mr. Chatterbox.
17	Little Miss Dotty (also published as Little Miss Ditzy)	1984
Little Miss Dotty is just plain dotty. She lives in Nonsenseland, where Mr. Silly and Mr. Nonsense live, and she has some pretty dotty ideas of her own.
18	Little Miss Lucky	1984
Little Miss Lucky lives in Horseshoe Cottage on top of a hill. She settles in bed with a book she has bought. Then she hears a knock at the door and goes downstairs to answer it. She gets locked out of the house, a gust of wind blows her off her feet, and she lands onto a haystack. A tree starts chasing her, then she wakes up to find out that it was all a dream, and that's why the story is called Little Miss Lucky.
19	Little Miss Star	1984
Little Miss Star wants to be popular more than anything. She goes to see a man (of which we can only see his long legs, this is later revealed to be Roger Hargreaves), and the next day she walks past a shop window and sees her book (Little Miss Star by Roger Hargreaves) in the window.
20	Little Miss Fickle	1984
Little Miss Fickle can't just make up her mind. She lives next door to Miss Neat. One day, Little Miss Neat can't find Little Miss Fickle. Where can she be?
21	Little Miss Contrary	1984
Little Miss Contrary is quite contrary. She lives in Muddleland, which is a very confusing place. One day, Mr. Happy invites her to a birthday party.
22	Little Miss Busy	1990
Little Miss Busy is a hyperactive Miss, she always has something to do.
23	Little Miss Quick	1990
Like Mr. Rush, Little Miss Quick is always in a hurry. She didn't even have time to finish tying a bow in her hair.
24	Little Miss Wise	1990
Little Miss Wise is always thinking. She is wise as an owl. Possibly two owls. Being so wise and sensible meant that Little Miss Wise brushed her teeth every day, made her bed every day, tidied her house every day, and did lots of other wise and sensible things. If you are as wise as Little Miss Wise, you'll know just what kind of other things she did. Little Miss Wise went for a walk every day.
25	Little Miss Tidy	1990
Little Miss Tidy loves to keep things neat and clean.
26	Little Miss Brainy	1990
Little Miss Brainy knows lots of clever things. So many easy questions get asked to her, so she goes to a place called Cleverland, and animals ask her questions, and she ends up not knowing what a lion could eat.
27	Little Miss Stubborn	1990
Little Miss Stubborn who, after a long journey with many stops in the wrong countries, ended up at Mr. Strong's house and ate a gigantic omelette without permission from him. She also appears in Mr. Men and Little Miss.
28	Little Miss Curious	1990
Little Miss Curious just wants to know everything.
29	Little Miss Fun	1990
Little Miss Fun loves to have parties and have fun, all day, everyday.
30	Little Miss Somersault	1990
Little Miss Somersault is incredibly agile. While she goes for a walk, she cartwheels instead. Instead of going through the front door, she climbs up the roof first. Instead of sitting in a chair, she balances on the back of it while eating her lunch. Then she jumps over Mr. Small's house, and talk on the telephone with one leg up. The other day, she gets the leaf off of Mr. Worry's roof, but he has the ladder. Little Miss Somersault doesn't need a ladder while she climbs up on the roof. Then Mr. Skinny paints the roof of his house, but Mr. Bump bumps into the ladder, causing the paint to spill, but Mr. Skinny was rescued by Miss Somersault. The next day, everyone has heard about her daring deeds. Mr. Uppity called her on the phone about the umbrella stuck in the chimney, and expects her in five minutes. However, it took no time to climb onto Mr. Uppity's roof, and get onto the chimney, but she was afraid of heights. Then Mr. Tickle brought Miss Somersault back to the ground, and looks for someone else to tickle. Then someone talked to her on the phone about the hat has been blown off onto the roof, and her face turns pale about who it was on the phone. But it was Mr. Small, and she felt relief, and off she somersaults.
31	Little Miss Scary	2003
Little Miss Scary enjoys scaring people, especially Mr. Jelly. She has not, however, reckoned with Mr. Jelly's friend, Mr. Noisy!
32	Little Miss Bad	2003
She is a naughty and mischievous Miss.
33	Little Miss Whoops	2003
Little Miss Whoops is just like her brother, Mr. Bump. Every year, Little Miss Whoops goes to see Mr. Bump. Unfortunately disasters happen for each visit.
34	Little Miss Jealous	2006
Little Miss Jealous is jealous.

Promotional editions (free with L'Oreal Kids shampoo)

Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
Mr. Daydream and the Big Splash	2003	ISBN 1 4052 0661 6
Little Miss Sunshine and the Splendid Hair Day	2003	ISBN 0 7498 5553 3
Little Miss Lucky and the Strawberry Smoothie Shampoo	2003	ISBN unknown

Special editions

Character name/book title	First published	ISBN	Synopsis
Mr. Cheeky	2001
Little Miss Jealous	2006
Mr. Christmas	1984
Mr Men A Christmas Carol	2007		This Mr Men book is about Mr Happy and Mr Mean's Christmas story.
Mr Men 12 Days of Christmas
Mr Men The Night Before Christmas
Mr. Nobody	1985
Mr. Birthday	2006		Mr. Birthday is very good a organizing birthday parties! But there seems to be an important birthday that he knows nothing about...
Little Miss Christmas	2005		Little Miss Christmas is always up to date! But she asks Santa Claus and Mr Christmas if they can do the job of wrapping presents when she is on vacation, but they spend more time being lazy then working.
Little Miss Birthday	2006		Little Miss Birthday loves picking the perfect birthday present! But this time, it looks like one of the Mr Men may stump her...
Mr. Happy and the Wizard			Mr. Happy finds a wizard's spell book and uses spells to make people happier.
Mr. Jelly and the Pirates			Mr. Jelly is kidnapped by pirates.
Mr. Tickle and the Dragon	2008		One day,Mr. Tickle meets a fire breathing dragon who destroys everything in his path. Can Mr. tickle help him change his ways?
Little Miss Lucky and the Naughty Pixies
Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy			Little Miss Naughty meets the good fairy.
Mr. Noisy and the Giant	2001
Little Miss Splendid and the Princess			Little Miss Splendid becomes jealous of a princess.
Little Miss Sunshine and the Wicked Witch
Mr Bump and the Knight			Mr Bump becomes a knight.
Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid	2008		When Little Miss Trouble goes to Seatown, she decides to spend her vacation causing trouble. But then she meets a mermaid who has other ideas...
Mr. Strong and the Ogre	2008	ISBN 1-405-23792-9
Little Miss Stubborn and the Unicorn	2008	ISBN 1-405-23791-0
Mr Nosey and the Beanstalk
Little Miss Shy and the Fairy Godmother			Little Miss Shy's fairy godmother gives her the confidence to attend Little Miss Splendid's ball
Mr Funny's Red Nose Day	2009	ISBN 978-1-4052-4456-5	Mr Funny tries to make Mr Grumpy laugh

Be My series

Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
Be My Mr. Happy		1405203803
Be My Little Miss Sunshine

Little Owl

Published as Little Owl Storytime - The Children's Choice.

Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
What's Going On (By Mr. Nosey)	1985	ISBN 0-7498-0099-2
Me And My Tummy (By Mr. Greedy)	1985	ISBN 0-7498-0100-X
I Just Can't Help It (By Mr. Tickle)	1985	ISBN 0-7498-0102-6
Bump Saturday (By Mr. Bump)	1985	ISBN 0-7498-0101-8
I'm Only Little (By Mr. Small)	1985

Guides

Character name/book title	First published	ISBN
Mr. Messy's Guide to Student Life
Mr. Tickle's Guide to Women
Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Gossip	7 August 2003	ISBN 1-4052-0754-X
Little Miss Naughty's Guide To Love	2 December 2001	ISBN 0-7497-4792-7
Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men	1 August 2002	ISBN 1-4052-0191-6
Mr. Lazy's Guide to Fitness	7 September 2000	ISBN 0-7498-4891-X
Mr. Bump's Guide to DIY	7 September 2000	ISBN 0-7498-4892-8
Mr. Mean's Guide to Management	7 September 2000	ISBN 0-7498-4893-6
Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Text Messages	1 August 2001	ISBN 0-7497-4791-9
Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food

Mr. Men New Library

1. Mr. Tickle in a Tangle, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-983-1
2. Mr. Happy Finds a Hobby, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-984-X
3. Mr. Silly Gets the Giggles, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-985-8
4. Mr. Bump Loses His Memory, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-986-6
5. Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-987-4
6. Mr. Greedy is Helpfully Heavy, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-988-2
7. Mr. Strong and the Flood, 6 March 2006 , ISBN 1-84422-989-0
8. Mr. Topsy-Turvy the Round Way Wrong, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-990-4
9. Mr. Nosey and the Big Surprise, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-991-2
10. Mr. Mischief a Spot of Trouble, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-992-0
11. Mr. Messy Messing About in the Snow, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-993-9
12. Mr. Small a Big Day Out, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-962-9

Little Miss New Library

1. Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-963-7
2. Little Miss Trouble Moving House, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-964-5
3. Little Miss Scatterbrain Sets Off for the Sun, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-965-3
4. Little Miss Bossy and the Magic Word, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-966-1
5. Little Miss Neat and the Last Leaf, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-967-X
6. Little Miss Naughty Worries Mr Worry, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-968-8
7. Little Miss Dotty Has a Dotty Day Out, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-969-6
8. Little Miss Helpful and the Green House, 6 March 2006 ISBN 1-84422-970-X
9. Little Miss Splendid and the House With a View, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-971-8
10. Little Miss Stubborn and the Wrong Advice, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-972-6
11. Little Miss Contrary All in a Muddle, 6 March 2006 ISBN 1-84422-973-4
12. Little Miss Tiny Just the Right Size, 6 March 2006, ISBN 1-84422-974-2

Chunkies

• Mr. Happy's Smiley Day, 2 April 2001, ISBN 0-7498-4579-1
• Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Tricks, 2 April 2001, ISBN 0-7498-4771-9

Start to series

• Mr. Men: Start to Read, 5 July 2004, ISBN 0-603-56130-6
• Mr. Men: Start to Write, 5 July 2004, ISBN 0-603-56139-X

Board books

• My Mr. Funny Board Book, 1 October 2001, ISBN 0-603-56022-9
• My Mr. Greedy Board Book: Mr. Men, 1 October 2001, ISBN 0-603-56026-1
• My Mr. Happy Board Book: Mr. Men, 1 October 2001, ISBN 0-603-56025-3
• My Mr. Nosey Board Book: Mr. Men, 1 October 2001, ISBN 0-603-56024-5

Miscellaneous

• Mr. Men Story Treasury
• Mr. Men & Little Miss Stencil Activity Book
• Mr. Men & Little Miss Picture Dictionary
• Mr. Men & Little Miss, The Adventure's of Mr. Tickle
• Mr. Men & Little Miss Colouring Book, 2 September 2002, ISBN 0-7214-8436-0
• Mr. Men & Little Miss: Bumper Activity Book, 2 September 2002, ISBN 0-7214-8439-5
• Mr. Men & Little Miss: Fun & Games, 2 September 2002, ISBN 0-7214-8440-9

The Mr. Men Show books

• Mr. Happy and Miss Sunshine welcome you to Dillydale
• Little Miss Chatterbox's Over-The-Top Big Top
• Mr. Noisy's Wild Safari
• Mr. Tickle's Perfect Job
• Mr. Stubborn Says There Are No Monsters in this Book
• Little Miss Whoops and the Garden Goof-Up
• Mr. Men Show Wacky Stories and Flicker Book
• Mr. Men Show Super Sticker Book

See also

• Grug
• Misterland
• Timbuctoo

References

Simon Sheridan's book The A to Z of Classic Children's Television (Reynolds & Hearn books, 2004, reprinted 2007) ISBN 1-903111-27-7 contains a chapter on the Mr. Men

External links

• Mr. Men official site
• Mr. Men classic official UK site
• Mr. Men classic official US site
• Mr. Men classic official JP site
• Mr. Men Classic and new Mr. Men TV zone from Egmont Publishing
• Mr. Men World
• Mr. Men and Little Miss podcasts read for the Variety Club
• Mr Men collectors site
• Mr. Men & Little Miss from Penguin Books (Australia)
• Mr. Men Wiki
• Mr. Men Info
• The Original Mr Men on DVD