Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise are the latest characters to join the Mr Men & Little Miss children’s book series, it has been announced. The two new stories will be published on Sept 12 ...

the first Mr Men book, was released in 1971. Author Hargreaves said: 'It's always fun creating new characters to add to the series, although I've got a way to go to catch up with my dad.

His dad, Roger, thought about how to answer and came up with Mr Tickle – the first Mr Men book, and the start of millions of Mr Men and Little Miss books, newspaper cartoons and animations.

Commercially funded UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off programme to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mr Men children’s books. Presented by comedian Matt Lucas (Little Britain), ...