Mr. Messy

by Roger Hargreaves

Mr. Men (08 (Mr Men classic library)), Mr. Men and Little Miss {publication order}

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Mr. Messy gets a visit from Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy, who set about cleaning up his house.

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Think I’m right in stating that as a boy I had all the pre-1990 Mr Men books with the possible exception of “Mr Snow”. Looking at all the covers apart from the latter jogged my memory.

Sadly I remember little about the stories now, despite reading them numerous times during my boyhood, plus watching the Mr Men cartoons more than once.

Reckon the last time I would’ve read these was 1983, though may have returned to them as late as 1985. Although I’ve forgotten almost everything about this title and all the others I feel that owing to the amount of times I read each publication that they all deserve to be rated five stars.

I’m grateful to roger Hargreaves for brightening up my childhood with both his Mr Men and the Timbuctoo show more series of books. show less
Sometimes OCD is good. Sometimes it isn't. A funny story about different personalities.
A very silly story about how Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy come and straighten up Mr. Messy's house. My children loved these, although now that I read it again, it seems pretty presumptuous of Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy.
This book was about a character named Mr. Messy, who has a messy house and yard. He goes out for a walk one day and meets Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy. He marvels how clean the house is that they are working on. Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy decide to go clean up Mr. Messy's home. When they are all done, they put Mr. Messy in the tub and clean him up too.
This book has a lot of repetitive words and phrases. It also reinforces the importance of keeping your things and yourself clean.
Can Mr. Messy clean up his act?

This one reminds me of my sister.
In the words of Double-D, "Messy, Messy, Messy."

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Roger Hargreaves was born in 1935 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. He is the British cartoonist who created the likes of Mr. Nosey and Mr. Grumpy, the simple little cartoon Mr. Men and Little Miss characters and books. He was the creative director for an advertising agency in London when he got the idea for his books. He first began to market show more the idea in the early '70's, starting with Mr. Men, which appeared in books, BBC cartoons and as a comic strip in the Daily Mirror. The characters spawned over 700 related products and brought along the introduction of the Little Miss books introduced in the early '80s. The two series reached worldwide sales of 85 million volumes and were printed in over 20 different languages. Hargreaves died on September 12, 1988 in Kent, England. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Mr. Messy
Original publication date
1972-08
People/Characters
Mr. Messy; Mr. Neat; Mr. Tidy
First words
Mr Messy was the messiest person you've ever met in your whole life.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And you know what they are called, don't you?

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Genres
Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PZ7Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Dutch, English, French, German
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