Mr. Men Mr. Men Mr. Men is a series of children's books by English author Roger Hargreaves commencing in 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author, but with female characters were published. A similar series of animal characters known as Timbuctoo started in 1978. After Hargreaves's death in 1988, his son Adam Hargreaves began writing and illustrating new Mr. Men and Little Miss stories like "Mr. Good", "Mr. Cool", "Mr. Rude", "Little Miss Scary", "Little Miss Bad" and "Little Miss Whoops". Each book in the original Mr. Men and Little Miss series introduced a different
Herbert Hargreaves with his first ball against Cambridge University in 1934. He had connections with Hull Town C.C. and Sheffield United C.C., and went to Perth, Scotland, as a professional in 1939. Hargreaves died in September 1990, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. His son, John Hargreaves, played Minor County cricket for Suffolk, including a Gillette Cup match in 1966. Herbert Hargreaves Herbert Silvester Hargreaves (30thMarch 1913 – 29 September 1990) was an English first-class cricketer, who played nineteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1934 and 1938. He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1934 and 1938, and the Minor