Little Miss Madison was luckily enough to meet the
Illustrator and Writer of the Mr.Men and Little Miss books Andrew Hargreaves
who is continuing on with his father (Rodger Hargreaves) legacy.
The exclusive meet up was located at Library at The Docks
Docklands here in Melbourne, a place I had never been before this event. But
after attending this event and seeing the great kids space they had I will be
bringing the girls back here on school holidays to let their imaginations
shine- but anyway back to the topic at hand.
Andrew Hargreaves had me staring at a blank piece of a3
paper in awe as he easily drew the Mr. Men and Little Miss books in minutes
without a single flaw; if only we were all this talented at drawing!
The whole reason for this morning though was to introduce a
small group to the newest character LITTLE MISS HUG, and to hear the story
behind it.
I had no idea, even after reading this little book over and
over again that there was a link to Hello Kitty on this book? Take a closer
look at Little Miss Hug, and tell me what is the link?
Can’t guess, well I shall tell you what- LITTLE MISS HUG’s
bow that she wears was a gift from Hello Kitty. Yup, it is the exact same bow
that the cute little Hello Kitty wears.
Adam Hargreaves, Hello Kitty and Little Miss Hug
This may seem like a weird thing to do but behind the scenes
Mr.Men and Little Miss have gone through some pretty large changes. In 2004,
the Hargreaves family sold the Mr.Men Little Miss rights to Chorion, although
Adam still remained involved in the series and continued on as a creative
consultant.
Yuko Yamaguchi with the stars of the morning.
Then in 2011 Sanrio the Japanese design company best known
as the creators of Hello Kitty, announced that they had reached an agreement to
acquire the rights to the Mr.Men Little Miss characters from Chorion, with Adam
again remaining as creative consultant for the brand.
So this is exactly how Hello Kitty and LITTLE MISS HUG tie
in together, and share a beautiful friendship beyond the book.
Yuko yamaguchi and Madison say CHEEESE
There was a surprise guest on the day and that was none
other then the designer of Hello Kitty YUKO YAMAGUCHI. I had no idea that when
I sat down I was sitting down right next to the Hello Kitty Designer!!! Then
when I found out I almost went weak at the knees, knowing I was in the same
room and centre metres away from a Japanese god (almost!!)
Adam and Madison snapping up a pose.
So far there are 80 odd Mr. Men and Little Miss books but
that still steadily increases as the years go by and Adam can’t see that
changing.
Do you have a favourite Mr. Men or Little Miss Book?
