Mr. Strong and the Flood - Roger Hargreaves

From a very young age my mum would religiously buy me a new Mr Men or Little Miss book every week. If I was lucky my grandma would also by me one and so it didn't take me too long to amass the entire collection. The collecting of the books however was only the start as to be completely honest you wouldn't be wrong if you had said I was obsessed with anything remotely Mr Men like. My bedroom was decorated with Mr Men stickers. I had the Mr Men bedding and curtains as well as wall clock, figurines, posters, coat hangers and of course the soft-toys. My obsession with these wonderful characters therefore was only increased when in 1998 Roger Hargreaves' son Adam ...  Read the complete review

The original Mr Men books were published from 1971 when they were created by Roger Hargreaves. Following hsi death in 1988, his son Adam continued his good work and has also published a number of extra stories featuring the characters his dad created. One of these is Mr Strong and the Flood. In the original Mr Strong story, we read about how strong he is. This is another story accentuating his strength. Mr Strong is a square, red Mr Man, with a smart green hat. In the story, we are reminded of how strong he is when he puts his wellies on and his feet go right through the bottom! Mr Strong goes out for a walk in the rain. It has been raining for days now, and ...  Read the complete review

Mr Strong and the flood is a book in the new story library from the Mr Men collection. Mr Strong is a square shape with little arms and is red in colour and he wears a green bowler hat. THE STORY The beginning of the story tells us how strong Mr Strong is, he put his Wellingtons on and pulled so hard that he put his foot right through the bottom and he pushed his umbrella up so hard that it turned inside out! It also goes on to tell us what he does when he breaks his front door handle. We then go on to read how Mr Strong goes out for a walk in the rain and tells us that it has been raining for nearly a whole week. As Mr Strong ...  Read the complete review