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
Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves (born 1963) is an English author and illustrator living in East Sussex. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular "Mr. Men" series of children's books. The younger Hargreaves also served as inspiration for the series. When at the age of six he asked his father "What does a tickle look like?", Roger used that question to create the first book, Mr. Tickle, which was published in 1971. Hargreaves took over the "Mr. Men" and "Little Miss" cartoon empire after his father's death in 1988, despite initially thinking the series "embarrassing" and "a bit