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My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss

'What does a tickle look like?' That was the question eight-year-old Adam asked his dad, Roger Hargreaves, over breakfast.鈦

Inspired, Roger got out his marker pens and created an orange character with a round body, long stretchy arms and a blue bowler hat.... sound familiar?鈦

That character would become Mr Tickle, one of the first Mr Men books published in 1971.鈦

Adam Hargreaves tells Megan Jones how his father got to work giving Mr Tickle some friends, creating a series of children's books that's became a worldwide success. 鈦

The world of the Mr Men and Little Misses is still expanding and today there's a new character to introduce you to - Little Miss History, which Adam drew especially for us!鈦

(Picture: Adam Hargreaves in 2003, Credit: PA)

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