Busy, busy, busy: you'll tire yourself out! (Little Miss Busy - Roger Hargreaves)

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Product:	Little Miss Busy - Roger Hargreaves
Date:	10/10/08 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great kids' book

Disadvantages: None

Little Miss Busy is the 19th Little Miss book. Roger Hargreaves created the Mr Men in 1971. Ten years later, he created the Little Misses as well, off the back of the success of the Mr Men. They are lovely books, which I enjoyed when I was a kid. My son prefers the Mr Men books as he can relate to them more being a male, but they're still very good.

Little Miss Busy looks like a stereotypical school nerd, with her large glasses and rounded features, always carrying a book under her arm. In the story, she is constantly finding ways of keeping busy, and regularly reads her book on work being good for you. One day, she becomes ill, and the doctor prescribes lots of rest for her. Obviously, this is not good for such a busy person. What will she do?

I guess the moral of this story is that no matter how busy you are, you always need to have a rest otherwise you will burn yourself out. I like Little Miss Busy as a character: very cleverly drawn and described! The illustrations are very colourful and vibrant and are on the right hand pages in the book, and the writing is on the left hand pages. This is in keeping with the layout of the Mr Men books.

The Little Miss books retail for £2.50 each, but amazon.co.uk are currently selling them for £2.25. I recommend the Little Miss books as well as the Mr Men books.

Summary: Little Miss No.19 Little Miss Busy