Mr. Slow
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Mr. Slow | |
Cover of Mr. Slow |
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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 |
Publication date | 1978 |
Preceded by | Mr. Busy |
Followed by | Mr. Brave |
Mr. Slow is the thirty-ninth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
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[edit] Story
Mr. Slow takes so long to do everything. It took him until New Year to open his Christmas presents, and until Easter to write his thank-yous. He tries to get a job. When he tried to be a news reporter, it took him until midnight to read the news. When he tried to be a taxi driver, he delayed Mr. Uppity in getting to the train station. The job he gets is as a steamroller driver.
[edit] International publications & translations
Mr. Slow appears under the titles Monsieur Lent (French), Don Tranquilo (Spanish), 느려씨 (Korean), 慢吞吞先生 (Taiwan), Ο Κύριος Αργοκίνητος (Greek), Unser Herr Langsam (German).
[edit] List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- Mr. Uppity
- Mr. Silly
- Mr. Funny
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Happy (Mentioned but not seen)
- Mr. Busy
[edit] Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.