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
Mr. Men 2 episodes from the original series redubbed with Canadian voice actors. This version lasted only 1 season. In 2006, Renegade Animation produced a series, "The Mr. Men Show", a new American animated series which debuted on the Cartoon Network (US) and on Channel 5's "Milkshake!" (UK) programme in February 2008. There were only 25 characters featured in the first season, and most had their names or appearances altered. The Mr. Men Show was written and produced by Eryk Casemiro and Kate Boutilier, and directed by Mark Risley. The creative team was a combined effort of personnel from Nickelodeon's "Rugrats", "The