Roger Hargreaves writing and drawing the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters with new stories (while signing the covers in his father's signature). However, in April 2004 Hargreaves's widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men characters to the UK entertainment group Chorion, for £28 million. Hargreaves and his wife had four children: Adam, Giles and twins Sophie and Amelia. The first of the Mr. Men characters is reported to have been created when Adam, at age 6, asked his father what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves drew a figure with a round orange body and long rubbery arms, which became
Mr. Men Wild Thornberrys", and "As Told by Ginger". The opening and closing narration was voiced by actor Simon Callow in the UK version and Joseph J. Terry in the US version. In February 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation will produce an animated feature film based on the "Mr. Men" book series, with Shawn Levy and his company 21 Laps Entertainment producing the film. On January 27, 2015, 20th Century Fox Animation announced that it had acquired the film rights to the "Mr. Men Little Miss" characters and that Levy will produce the film. Mr. Men Mr. Men