Mr. Men whereas four Mr. Men characters and nine Little Miss characters were also published in English and can be seen listed below as being released in 1990. After his father's death, Adam Hargreaves took over the Mr. Men. He now draws the characters and writes new stories for them. A competition was held in the British "Sunday Times" newspaper for children to submit their own Mr. Men character for inclusion in a limited edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the series. "Mr. Cheeky", submitted by then eight-year-old Gemma Almond, was selected as the winning entry. Gemma's creation led to a book
Roger Hargreaves Mr. Men and 33 Little Miss books. Between 1975 and 1982 Hargreaves lived with his family on Guernsey. Then they settled at Sussex House Farm near Cowden, Kent. Hargreaves died on 11 September 1988, at the age of 53, at the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Royal Tunbridge Wells, following a stroke. He was buried in Cowden, East Sussex. Locals say that there was not enough room in the grave yard at Cowden Church, but that he'd already bought the adjacent field so that he, and others, could be laid to rest there. After his death, his son Adam continued