The twins were inspirations for his books Little Miss Twins. His wife’s name is Christine and they have 4 children with names ‘Adam, Giles, and also the twins Sophie and Amelia’. His series ‘Timbuctoo’ consists of twenty five books but he is most famous for his Mr. His books have been translated in twenty different languages and have been sold all over the world. Some other books written by him are the series ‘Walter Worm’, ‘Albert Elephant, Count Worm and Grandfather Clock’, ‘I am…’, ‘Easy Peasy People’and ‘Hippo Potto and Mouse’. His books have stood the test of time and are still one of the most popular children’s books of all times. Other books include are ‘John Mouse’ and ‘Roundy and Squary’ books. He also wrote another notable series of books called the ‘Timbuctoo’ series. He is the third bestselling author and has sold hundred million books.

This series was also produced into a TV series this time narrated by John Alderton. Books from this series are Little Miss Bossy and the renowned Little Miss Naughty. In 1981 Hargreaves’s book ‘Little Miss’ was instigated. This series of books was also made into an animated TV series in 1975. His books became instant hits selling more than a million copies within 3 years. The stories of these books are simple and illustrated in brightly colored pictures. The first books of the series were published in the UK. Hargreaves had some problems finding a publisher but once he did success was inevitable. The inspiration of this book was an innocent question asked by his son Adam Hargreaves that was ‘What does a tickle look like?’ He then drew a figure in orange color with floppy arms and round body to represent a tickle. Hargreaves actually wanted to become a cartoonist but that did not work out however he wrote his first book of ‘Mr.

Mr. Greedy by Roger Hargreaves