Mr. Silly
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Mr. Silly | |
Cover of Mr. Silly |
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Author | Roger Hargreaves |
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Illustrator | Roger Hargreaves |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Mr. Men |
Genre(s) | Children's literature |
Publisher | Fabbri |
Publication date | August, 1972 |
Pages | 40 pp |
ISBN | ISBN 978-0853960195 |
Preceded by | Mr. Topsy-Turvy |
Followed by | Mr. Uppity |
Mr. Silly is the tenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
Contents |
[edit] Story
Mr. Silly lives in Nonsenseland, where the trees have red leaves and the grass is blue. Every year there is a contest for the silliest idea of the year, and Mr. Silly can't think of one. All the animals do human activity and say the wrong sounds. Mr. Silly wins the contest by painting all the leaves on the trees green.
[edit] International publications & translations
Mr. Silly appears under the titles Monsieur Etonnant (French), Don Tontainas (Spanish), Unser Herr Komisch (German), Ο Κύριος Ανόητος (Greek), 엉뚱씨 (Korean), Mr. Dwl (Welsh), Meneer Malloot (Dutch), 滑稽先生 (Taiwan), Fætter Fjolle (Danish).
[edit] Trivia
Mr. Silly is Roger's favourite Mr Men.
[edit] List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- Mr. Ridiculous (Mentioned but not seen)
- Mr. Foolish (Mentioned but not seen)
- Mr. Muddle (Human Farmer)
- Mrs. Nincompoop (Mentioned but not seen)
- King of Nonsenseland
- Chicken
- Worm
- Pig
[edit] Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
- Mr. Chatterbox (in a portirite in Mr. Browler's store.)
- Mr. Rush
- Mr. Nonsense
- Mr. Slow
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Little Miss Tiny
- Little Miss Shy
- Little Miss Dotty
- Little Miss Late
- Little Miss Scatterbrain
- Little Miss Wise