Roger Hargreaves

Roger Hargreaves (1935–1988) was a British author and illustrator who created the Mr. Men and Little Miss children’s book series.

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Mr. Tickle: A Mr. Men character distinguished by exceptionally long arms and a fondness for tickling. The first Mr. Men book introduced the character that launched Hargreaves’s series.
Character design: The planning of a character’s visual appearance, behavior, and defining features. Hargreaves paired simple shapes with a single vivid personality trait.
Adam Hargreaves: A British author and illustrator who continued writing and illustrating Mr. Men and Little Miss books after his father’s death. His son Adam recalled asking what a tickle looked like, prompting the first character.
Mr. Men (TV series): An animated television adaptation of the Mr. Men books, first broadcast in the 1970s. The series translated Hargreaves’s drawn characters into recurring screen stories.
Mr. Men: A children’s book series featuring characters whose names and stories center on a defining trait. Hargreaves began his best-known series with Mr. Men characters.
Picture book: A book in which illustrations carry a substantial part of the narrative or meaning. His short stories use pictures as an essential part of the storytelling.
Mr. Tickle (book): The first Mr. Men book, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves and published in 1971. This 1971 book established the series’ format and introduced Mr. Tickle.
Mr. Men Show: An animated television series based on the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters, launched in 2008. This later adaptation introduced Hargreaves’s characters to a new television era.
Little Miss: A children’s book series featuring female characters with distinctive personalities and traits. Hargreaves expanded his character-driven books with this companion series.
Illustration: A visual image made to clarify, interpret, or accompany a text or idea. Hargreaves wrote and illustrated the characters himself.