Roger Hargreaves

Roger Hargreaves
Born	Charles Roger Hargreaves 9 May 1935 Cleckheaton, Yorkshire,England, UK
Died	11 September 1988 (aged 53)
Pen name	Roger Hargreaves
Occupation	novelist, illustrator
Nationality	British
Writing period	1971 - 1984
Genres	Fantasy
Subjects	Children's Literature
Notablework(s)	Mr.Men, Little Miss,Timbuctoo
Notableaward(s)	Best Books of the Year 1983
Spouse(s)	Christine Hargreaves
Children	Adam, Giles, Sophie, Amelia

Series by Roger Hargreaves

• Mr Men
• Little Miss
• Walter Worm
• John Mouse
• Albert Elephant, Count Worm and Grandfather Clock
• I am...
• Timbuctoo
• Hippo Potto and Mouse
• Easy Peasy People (Also by Gray Jolliffe)
• Roundy and Squarey

Appears in other books

Some Mr. Men books have himself drawn in them. He appears in:

• Mr. Small
• Little Miss Star

References

1. ^ http://www.entertainmentstore.com.au/corporateSite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=
2. ^ ^a b Heward, Margaret (2007-10-19). "You need dedication to be tickled orange". Spenborough Guardian (Johnston Press Digital Publishing). Retrieved 2008-03-14.

• Malam, John (October 2005). "Hargreaves, (Charles) Roger (1935–1988)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

External links

• Mr. Men official site
• Mr Men Collectors Site

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Categories: 1935 births | 1988 deaths | English illustrators | English children's writers | Deaths from stroke |People from Cleckheaton

Related links

Up to date as of November 16, 2009

Mr. Men official site - The Mr Men Show: Official website

Roger Hargreaves Fan site

Related topics

• Mr Men
• Arthur Lowe
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• separation of powers
• Rama
• Gloucestershire

About Roger Hargreaves

Roger Hargreaves was born in 1935 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. I know very little about his childhood, although I know he had an ambition to be a cartoonist.
Roger began his career as an author later in life, but first followed a career in advertising, and he became a creative director at a London advertising firm.
He married Christine (I don't know the maiden name). They had four children - Adam, Giles and twin girls Sophie and Amelia.
As an author, his most famous creations were the Mr Men, with the first book, Mr Tickle, being written in 1971. In all he wrote and illustrated 43 Mr Men books.
The Little Miss series was not started until 1981, with books such as Little Miss Naughty and Little Miss Bossy. He wrote and illustrated 30 books in the Little Miss series.
During the 1970s and 80s he also wrote many other childrens books, such as the Timbucktoo and John Mouse series.
Roger Hargreaves died in 1988 aged 53.
Last Modified: 13th December 2002.