Little Miss Contrary
by Roger Hargreaves
Little Miss {Hargreaves} (20), Mr. Men and Little Miss {publication order}
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Little Miss Contrary always says and does the opposite of what she really means, to the confusion of those around her.Tags
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Trippy. I feel confident I read these when I was younger, but this one, at least, didn't come out 'til I was an adult. And now they're being discarded from libraries. I guess I'm not surprised - they're not lovely, or educational, or enriching. They're funny, and they've a vibe of being subversive - kinda like, it seems to me, listening to Dark Side of the Moon while high, or something else a little aslant like that.
I'd love to know more of what other folks think but I don't see a lot of reviews here....
I'd love to know more of what other folks think but I don't see a lot of reviews here....
At some point, I guess, the "misters" and "little misses" are meant to fill in a compleat gradient of human foible--like, "contrary" sits comfortably right in between "silly" and "mischief." I guess that's a worthy goal.
Alanna loved this book. It made her giggle and laugh.
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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
- Little Miss Contrary
- Original publication date
- 1984-02
- People/Characters
- Little Miss Contrary
- Important places
- Muddleland
- First words
- Little Miss Contrary always did the opposite of what you would think she would do.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And, as Little Miss Contrary would say, "that is the beginning of the story!"
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- Languages
- English, French, Korean, Polish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
- 2
