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Roger Hargreaves was the author of the Little Miss children's book series. |
Roger Hargreaves was the author of the Little Miss children's book series. Little Miss is a series of 33 books started in 1981. |
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Each book in the original Little Miss series introduced a different title character and their single dominant trait in order to convey a simple moral lesson. The Little Miss characters would frequently reappear in the later books of other characters. The books' simple and silly stories, with bright-coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, made them quite popular. |
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After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Little Miss characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death.<ref>[http://www.childrensclassics.com.au/ccp0-catshow/roger-hargreaves-little-miss-books-collection.html Children's Classics]</ref> |
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== 1981 == |
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==1984== |
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[[Little Miss Giggles]], [[Little Miss Twins]] to [[Little Miss Dotty]], [[Little Miss Lucky]], [[Little Miss Star]], [[Little Miss Fickle]], and [[Little Miss Contrary]] were published. |
[[Little Miss Giggles]], [[Little Miss Twins]] to [[Little Miss Dotty]], [[Little Miss Lucky]], [[Little Miss Star]], [[Little Miss Fickle]], and [[Little Miss Contrary]] were published. |
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==1980s== |
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The Little Miss books were published in the [[United States]] by various companies. |
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==1990s== |
==1990s== |
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Roger Hargreaves was the author of the Little Miss children's book series. Little Miss is a series of 33 books started in 1981. Each book in the original Little Miss series introduced a different title character and their single dominant trait in order to convey a simple moral lesson. The Little Miss characters would frequently reappear in the later books of other characters. The books' simple and silly stories, with bright-coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, made them quite popular.
After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Little Miss characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death.[1]
1981
The first thirteen Little Miss books, Little Miss Bossy to Little Miss Trouble, Little Miss Helpful to Little Miss Splendid, Little Miss Late, Little Miss Scatterbrain, and Little Miss Plump were published.
1984
Little Miss Giggles, Little Miss Twins to Little Miss Dotty, Little Miss Lucky, Little Miss Star, Little Miss Fickle, and Little Miss Contrary were published.
1990s
The last nine Little Miss books, Little Miss Busy to Little Miss Tidy and Little Miss Brainy to Little Miss Somersault, were published.
1997
The Little Miss books were revised and re-published and in the United States.
2000s
More Little Miss books, created by Adam Hargreaves, were published.
