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About the Book: Mr. Men Classic Story Books 39: Mr. Slow

About the Author: Roger Hargreaves

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 LittleMiss characters and books. He was the creative director for anadvertising agency in London when he got the idea for his books. Hefirst began to market the idea in the early 70s, starting with Mr.Men, which appeared in books, BBC cartoons and as a comic strip inthe Daily Mirror. The characters spawned over 700 related productsand brought along the introduction of the Little Miss booksintroduced in the early 80s. The two series reached worldwide salesof 85 million volumes and were printed in over 20 differentlanguages. Hargreaves died on September 12, 1988 in Kent,England.