Roger hargreaves author biography

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    Roger Hargreaves

    Mr. Tickle
    3.98 avg rating — 5,318 ratings — published 1971 — 66 editions
    Mr. Happy (Mr. Men, #3)
    4.01 avg rating — 2,510 ratings — published 1971 — 67 editions
    Little Miss Bossy
    4.03 avg rating — 2,458 ratings — published 1981 — 35 editions
    Mr. Messy
    4.04 avg rating — 2,401 ratings — published 1972 — 57 editions
    Mr. Bump
    4.06 avg rating — 2,189 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions
    Little Miss Sunshine
    3.98 avg rating — 1,783 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions
    Mr. Greedy
    3.91 avg rating — 1,399 ratings — published 1971 — 48 editions
    Little Miss Chatterbox
    really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,356 ratings — published 1984 — 35 editions
    Little Miss Naughty
    3.99 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 1981 — 53 editions
    Mr. Funny
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    Roger Hargreaves

    Born

    9 May 1935
    Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, U.K

    Died

    11 September 1988 (age 53)
    Tumbridge Wells, Kent, England, U.K

    Parent(s)

    Alfred Reginald Hargreaves (father)
    Ethel Mary Hargreaves (mother)

    Sibling(s)

    • Richard Hargreaves and Robert Hargreaves (brothers)
    • Unnamed sister

    Children

    Adam Hargreaves (son)
    Giles Hargreaves (son)
    Amelia and Sophie Hargreaves (twin daughters)


    Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May1935 – 11 September1988) was a British cartoonist, illustrator, author, and writer of children's books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of over 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages. The first title in the series, Mr. Tickle, was published in August 1971.

    Birth[]

    Charles Roger Hargreaves was born in a private hospital at 1 Bath Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshi

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    Roger Hargreaves Facts

    Roger Hargreaves grew up at 703 Halifax Road in High Lees. Today there is a plaque in his honor outside the building in Cleckheaton. Roger wrote the first Mr. Men book titled Mr. Tickle while he was working at a London advertising firm. The Mr. Men series was so popular that in 1974 it was turned into an animated TV series on the BBC. Roger Hargreaves quit his day job in 1976, to focus on his new career as a children's author. In 1981 Roger Hargreaves launched his second series Little Miss. In 1983 the Little Miss series was adapted into a TV series. Roger Hargreaves married Christine and together they had four children: Adam, Giles, Sophie, and Amelia. Sophie and Amelia are twins. It has been said that Roger's inspiration for the Mr. Men series occurred when his son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like, and in response Roger drew the character that became Mr. Tickle. Roger's twins Sophie and Amelia w