Mr. Men featuring her character being published; it was sold only in W H Smith branches, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity supporting children with leukaemia. In 2003 Adam created three new Mr. Men characters and three new Little Miss characters. He also created 'Little Miss Christmas' to accompany 'Mr. Christmas' after this book was rereleased with new illustrations. In April 2004, Hargreaves' widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to UK entertainment group Chorion for £28 million. In 2006, to celebrate 35 years of Mr. Men and 25 years of Little
Reginald Hargreaves inspiration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" – on 15 September 1880 in Westminster Abbey. They had three sons: Alan Knyveton Hargreaves (1881-1915), Leopold Reginald "Rex" Hargreaves (1883-1916), and Caryl Liddell Hargreaves (1887-1955). All three served in World War I; Alan and Leopold were killed in action, while Caryl survived to have a daughter and also served in World War II. Hargreaves' brother-in-law Robert Henderson (no relation to his more famous namesake) played 24 first-class games, mostly for Middlesex, between 1872 and 1878. Reginald Hargreaves Reginald Gervis Hargreaves (13 October 1852 – 13 February 1926) was an English cricketer who played