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
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