Mr Messy - Roger Hargreaves

Mr Messy is number 8 in the Mr Men collection. He is made up from messy scribbled lines which are pink in colour. The book has a white cover which has a picture of Mr Messy and the title above this in black letters. The back of the book has smaller pictures showing the other characters available in the collection. THE STORY The book starts by giving us some details about Mr Messy and telling us that he is the messiest person you will ever meet and that you can always see where he has been as he leaves a trail of messy fingerprints. We are also shown a picture of his house which has paint peeling off, roof tiles missing and a very ...  Read the complete review

Now if you haven't gathered by now that the Mr Men and Little Miss books have played a big art in my childhood then you probably never will no matter how many reviews I write. But just in case you haven't read any of my other Mr Men/Little Miss reviews I'll tell you once more: I LOVE THE MR MEN AND LITTLE MISS BOOKS!! J The Mr Men series itself contains 46 books and the book I am reviewing today, Mr Messy, is number 8 in that series. Mr Messy is a stringy pink character that looks exceptionally messy, hence his name. A picture of him with a broad grin can be found in the centre of the books plain white cover and above the picture is printed his name. ...  Read the complete review

Mr Messy is the 8th book in the Mr Men series, created by Roger Hargreaves in 1971. The first 7 were published in 1971, and this was the first to be published in 1972. Many of the books have a moral to the story, and tried to give kids a gentle push in the right direction. This book deals with being messy, hence the title. Mr Messy is messy in every way. He looks messy, he lives in a messy house, and one day he is paid a visit by Mr Neat and Mr Tidy, two Mr Men obsessed with being neat and tidy. Together, they help Mr Messy by tidying his house up before turning their attentions to Mr Messy himself. Mr Messy is just that - a mess. The other Mr Men are all a ...  Read the complete review

Mr Messy! Yes, another classic book from the man, Mr Roger Haegraves himself. I love this set of books and only wish I could afford the £70 to buy them for when my baby gets older. This book is a really good way to learn your child to be tidy! I remember reading this book at Primary school with my lovely primary school teacher (arnet they always lovely). The book was soft back and was white with a big cartoon image on the front of Mr Messy. My Messy had this name as he was really messy. His house was messy as was his garden. He did not look after his house and it was dropping to bits, e.g the garden gate falling off the ...  Read the complete review

Mr Messy is one of the many books in the Mr Men collection, this collection is full of fun little stories like Mr Messy that children will love to bits. Mr Messy is a funny looking character; he is made of bright pink scribbles with only a pair of black eyes and a smiley mouth over all of these scribbles. Like all Mr Men books, it starts introducing the Mr Men the book is about telling you all his habits and what his house looks like and so on. Mr Messy wakes up in the morning and makes a mess, after that he decides to go for a walk where he accidently finds the neatest house ever, he meets Mr Tidy and Mr Neat who tell Messy that they tidy up ...  Read the complete review