death_date children pseudonym nationality birth_date period genre death_place influences spouse name occupation caption birth_place awards subject notableworks article_title birth_name
11 september 1988 adam , giles , sophie , amelia roger hargreaves british 09 may 1935 1971 -- 1988 fantasy tunbridge wells , kent , england mr. man , chucklevision christine hargreaves roger hargreaves author , illustrator roger little miss books hargreaves , author of the mr. men and cleckheaton , west yorkshire , england best books of the year 1983 children 's literature mr.men , little miss , timbuctoo roger hargreaves
 charles roger hargreaves
roger hargreaves

charles roger hargreaves -lrb- 9 may 1935 -- 11 september 1988 -rrb- was an english author and illustrator of children 's books , best remembered for the `` mr. men '' and `` little miss '' series , intended for very young readers .
the simple and humorous stories , with brightly coloured , boldly drawn illustrations , have been part of popular culture since 1971 , with sales of over 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages .
