Mr Happy was fat & round & happy! When he meets Mr Miserable the most miserable person in the world Mr Happy wonders if he can make him happy by taking him to Happyland The Mr Men & Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming & funny antics Bold illustrations & funny stories make Mr Men & Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up Have you met them all? It all started with a tickle Roger Hargreaves' son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like In response Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere & tickle anyone Mr Tickle the first of the Mr Men was born Mr Tickle was soon joined by Mr Greedy Mr Happy Mr Nosey Mr Sneeze & Mr Bump The books were an instant hit & Roger went on to create many more Mr Men & Little Miss characters What Roger really wanted was to make children laugh which is probably why his own favourite character is Mr Silly