Mr Nosey and the Big Surprise - Roger Hargreaves

The Mr Men and Little Miss classic library's have been popular for many years and introduced us to some of the characters that we have come to love so dearly. As a young child the Mr Men and Little Miss stories played a big part in my reading and to be completely honest you wouldn't be wrong if you had said I was obsessed with anything remotely Mr Men like. I had everything from the bedding and curtains to the wall clock and figurines, as well as the usual soft toys and of course the books. As you can imagine therefore when in 1998 Roger Hargreaves' son Adam Hargreaves released a new story library that told new stories about existing characters I was more than eager to ...  Read the complete review

The Mr men and little miss collection is perfect if you are looking for simple short stories for kids up to about 7-8 years old. They are extremely amusing for children and you will also have a great time reading to them. Mr Nosey is an egg shaped Mr men, he is a dark green colour and has a long nose, which makes him a very nosey person. On the front cover on this book is a picture of Mr nosey peeking out of a bright yellow door. Mr Nosey is the sort of person who can never mind is own beeswax, he always wants to know about other people's gossip. He won't leave a mystery without being resolved, of course by him. One day he finds a ...  Read the complete review

Mr Nosey and the Big Surprise is a lovely little book in the Mew Mr Men Story Library. Mr Nosey is an egg shaped character which is green, he has a very long nose. The book is white with a picture of Mr Nosey peeping around a yellow door on the cover and on the back are some smaller picture showing other titles available in this new collection. THE STORY At the start of the book we are told how Mr Nosey doesn't min his own business, he minds everyone else's instead. It goes on to say how if there is a letterbox or a keyhole he will peek through it. He goes for a walk in the woods when he hears a door shut. He peers ...  Read the complete review