MR GREEDY LEARNS HIS LESSON (Mr. Greedy - Roger Hargreaves)

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Product:	Mr. Greedy - Roger Hargreaves
Date:	15/02/08 (112 review reads)
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Advantages: EASY TO READ. CHILDREN LOVE IT.

Disadvantages: NONE

Mr Men books have been around since 1971 when Roger Hargreaves published the first of the series: Mr Tickle. The Little Miss series subsequently appeared in 1981 and both series of books have been growing ever since. They have been so popular that his son Adam continued his work beyond his death in 1988 and the rights to the books were sold in 2004 for a staggering £28 million.

Mr Greedy is the second outing of the original series of Mr Men. Mr Greedy lives in aptly named Fatland in a roly poly house and he is a pink happy chap with a rather large tummy. He lives for food and dreams of it and lives for it.

We see Mr Greedy eating a huge breakfast as he woke up hungry after dreaming of food and this leave him wandering what he can have for lunch so he decides to take a walk in order to work up an appetite.

However, this walk would change his life as he stumbles accross a giant's den with gigantic food being on display(colossalpeas as big as cabbages) and smells to go with it and being Mr Greedy he has to investigate and, off course, eat.

I do not want to give the ending away but needless to say that Mr Greedy learned a lesson he isn't likely to forgetand that a stomachache is around the corner.

This one is one of my son's favourites as it has a giant(voiced by me) and is quite colourful. As with all Mr Men and Little Miss books, the contents are quite inoffensive although they sometimes have some underlying moral.

These books are great for bedtime reading as they are not too long(Mr Greedy is only 19 pages long) and not too short so that your little one does not feel robbed. They are also great as they have the writting on one page and the pictures are on the opposite side so it gives your child chance to see them and even comment so actually allows for interaction.

I have read a recent review by Sewbizzie on the Mr Men books and I agree with her that the writing is too small for children to read and follow. My son is only 2 so I do not have this problem yet.

There are currently 46 books to be collected in the Mr Men series and there is also new ones appearing all the time such as the glitter collection. The actual books contain a back page which has details of what you can buy by post and other special offers but it depends on how old the books you buy are. The back page shows all the Mr Men books available at the time of the book being published(with pictures)

I have been buying mine from Morrissons who currently have a special deal to buy 2 for £3 or £1.99 each. This is a good deal but my local Morrissons only has a selected few of the series and does not change them very regularly. I have topped up the collection with car boot spotting and charity shops which always seem to have them in.

I recommend these as they are great to introduce children to reading and are also parent friendly.

Summary: GREAT SERIES OF BOOKS ALL AROUND