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
Timbuctoo on characters of books; the first later released on VHS as "Neigh Finds a New Home and Other Stories" in March 1999, and Series 2 released as "Woof Has Forgotten How to Bark and Other Stories" in February 2000. It was later rebroadcast by Nick Jr. in 2001 along with "Mr. Men and Little Miss". Timbuctoo Timbuctoo is a series of 26 children's books, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, better known for his "Mr Men" series. It was published from 1978–79. The books tell the stories of a group of animals, each of whom is named after the sound