What we’re reading today:
1. Some Christian groups plan to hand out bibles in lieu of candy this year.
2. Three-year-old is so over nursery school.
3. Babies and TV: No TV, or a just a little bit?
4. Super Mario Brothers in Post-Its. Um, we might have to do this to Bunch HQ next week.
5. Yogurt saves the day by turning businesspeople into Mr. Men? We’re not totally sure what this commercial is trying to say.
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The legendary author would have been 76 today. He may be dead, but his books live on.
Today marks the 76th Birthday of children’s author Roger Hargreaves, and while you may not be familiar with his name, you have most certainly read his books. Hargreaves was the author of the ever-popular Little Miss and Mr. Men series, beginning with Mr. Tickle in 1971. According to the Telegraph, Hargreaves published 46 Mr. Men books and 33 Little Miss books, on top of his other unrelated works. To date, the Little Miss and Mr. Man series has sold more than 85 million copies worldwide, has been translated into over 20 languages and now features many spin offs, special editions and even four television shows. There’s also a feature-length animated film in the works.
Today Hargreaves’ son continues to publish new books in the series, even completing stories of characters his father had begun before his death in 1988.
