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Mr Greedy and the Gingerbread Man

Mr Greedy and the Gingerbread Man

by Roger Hargreaves
Paperback
Publication Date: 08/02/2013

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A beloved fairytale with a Mr Men twist unlike you've never read before Mr Greedy being his overly hungry and greedy self decides to make a very large Gingerbread man, but the Gingerbread man manages to escape and run away Mr Greedy and his friends go on a chase around town to try and catch him.
ISBN:
9781409388623
9781409388623
Category:
Picture books: character books
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-02-2013
Publisher:
PENGUIN BOOKS AUSTRALIA
Country of origin:
Australia
Weight:
0.05kg
Roger Hargreaves

Born in 1935 in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Charles Roger Hargreaves is Britain's third best-selling author of all time having sold more than 100 million books, including all the familiar Mr. Men and Little Miss characters. Roger Hargreaves followed a career in advertising before becoming an author and illustrator.

He wrote the first Mr. Men book in 1971 when his 8 year old son, Adam Hargreaves, asked 'What does a tickle look like?' In response, Roger drew a figure with a round orange body and long, rubbery arms and Mr. Tickle was born.

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, Roger Hargreaves had quit his day job as creative director of a London advertising firm. In 1981, the Little Miss series of books began with Little Miss Bossy. They were also made into a television series in 1983, which was narrated by John Alderton and Pauline Collins, who voiced the Mr. Men and Little Misses respectively.

Although Roger 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 Mr. Men and Little Miss books. With his wife, Christine, Roger had four children: Adam, Giles, and twins Sophie and Amelia who were the inspiration for Little Miss Twins.

Roger Hargreaves died suddenly of a stroke 11 September 1988. Adam has continued to write and draw the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters in new stories. In April 2004, Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men characters to the entertainment group Chorion.

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