Mr. Tickle

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Mr. Tickle

Cover of Mr. Tickle, 1971
Author Roger Hargreaves
Illustrator Roger Hargreaves
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Mr. Men
Genre(s) Children's literature
Publisher Fabbri
Publication date August 10, 1971
Pages 40 pp
ISBN ISBN 978-0853960034
Followed by Mr. Greedy

Mr. Tickle is the first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

The character of Mr. Tickle was created when Roger's 8-year-old son, Adam, asked, "What does a tickle look like?" Like all Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle has a simplistic look. He is orange with long arms and a small blue hat.

In 2001, for the 30th anniversary of the Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle's book was released as a collector's edition hardback. It included a foreword from Adam Hargreaves.

Contents

[edit] Story

Mr. Tickle's story begins with him in bed and making himself breakfast without getting up because of his "extraordinarily long arms". He then decides that it is a tickling sort of day and so goes around town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher and a postman. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking around your doorway, waiting to tickle you.

[edit] International publications & translations

Mr. Tickle appears under the titles Monsieur Chatouille (French), Don Cosquillas (Spanish), Mr. Goglais (Welsh), Unser Herr Killekille (German), Meneertje Kietel (Dutch), Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας (Greek), 搔癢先生 (Taiwan), 간지럼씨 (Korean), Fætter Kilderik (Danish), Gubben Killekill (Swedish), מר דגדוג (Hebrew), Mr. Csiki (Hungarian)

[edit] List of characters

This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.

  • Mr. Stamp
  • School Teacher
  • Policeman
  • Greengrocer
  • Railway Station Guard
  • Doctor
  • Butcher

[edit] The Mr. Men Show

In the 2008 The Mr. Men Show, Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks and character traits, though his arms are normally sized, but can stretch out when needed. However, he tickles other Mr. Men and Little Misses (due to the obvious absence of humans in Dillydale.) He also gets his own catchphrase "Somebody needs a tickle!"

[edit] Title character other appearances

Mr. Tickle also featured in some of the other books, such as Little Miss Magic. In her story, she reduces his arms to normal length so he can no longer be annoying and tickle anyone. She eventually gives him his arms back when he begs for forgiveness and promises to reduce his actions to one tickle a day. However, he gets his revenge as soon as he is out of the room with his long arms and uses his one tickle for the day on her.

Mr.Tickle also appears in:

[edit] External links

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Mr Men
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'Mr Men' Books
'Little Miss' Books
Other Mr Men
21st Century Mr Men
French Mr Men
Misc. Mr Men
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