Mr. Uppity
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| Mr. Uppity | |
 Cover of Mr. Uppity |
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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 978-0853960201 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Silly |
| Followed by | Mr. Small |
Mr. Uppity is the eleventh book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
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[edit] Story
Mr. Uppity lives in Bigtown and he is very rich. He is rude to everybody (they call him Miserable old Uppity) until one day he meets a goblin. When he is rude to the goblin, the goblin shrinks Mr. Uppity so he can fit into a hole in a tree, and they enter the tree to meet the King of the Goblins. The goblin agrees to shrink Mr. Uppity if he is rude to somebody. This happens, until Mr. Uppity is nice. In the end, he's still rich, but now he's very popular. He most frequently uses the words, "Please" and "Thank you." Hargreaves says, "Thank you for reading this story, and if you're ever thinking about being rude to somebody, please keep a sharp lookout for goblins."
[edit] International publications & translations
Mr. Uppity appears under the titles Monsieur Malpoli (French), Don Senorcito (Spanish), Mr. Ffroenuchel (Welsh), Unser Herr Hochnase (German), 傲慢先生 (Taiwan), 거만씨 (Korean), Ο Κύριος Ακατάδεχτος (Greek), Meneer Onbeleefd (Dutch), Fætter Storsnude (Danish).
[edit] List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- Goblin
- Sentry goblin
- King of the Goblins
[edit] Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
- Mr. Slow
- Mr. Perfect
- Little Miss Naughty
- Little Miss Trouble
- Little Miss Chatterbox
- Little Miss Late
- Little Miss Somersault
- Little Miss Bad
[edit] Trivia
- In some prints of 'Mr. Perfect', the last page depicts Mr. Uppity as blue
- In one episode of the animated series (Mr. Forgetful, the world's greatest actor) Mr. Uppity turns, and we see one eye without the monocle. In the same story, he is depicted as a movie director.
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