As today would have been the 76th birthday of Roger Hargreaves (RIP), I thought it would be a good day to mention the wonderful Mr. Men and Little Miss books, of which he was the writer and illustrator. Even the Google "Doodle" today features Little Miss Sunshine, among others!
You get a different character each time the Google homepage reloads. These are some of my favourites...
Images via GoogleI loved the Mr. Men and Little Miss stories myself as a child, with their friendly, engaging characters, colourful illustrations and funny little stories. This year is also the 40th anniversary! You can see the full spectrum of misters and misses
here on the
Mr. Men website.
Image via WikipediaOne of my favourite charity shop finds (as an adult!) is this cheerful ceramic piggy bank:
Mr. Men & Little Miss wiki
lives here.