One morning in 1961, eight-year-old Adam asked his dad: "What does a tickle look like?" This was the moment copywriter Roger Hargreaves started thinking of the answer and then drew Mr Tickle, the ...

Mr Men and Little Miss books have sold more than 250 million copies and counting. And it was a question from Adam, son of creator Roger Hargreaves, which sparked the lot ...

What does a tickle look like? That was the question eight-year-old Adam Hargreaves asked in 1971. He explains how it led his father Roger Hargreaves, to create the children's book series Mr Men.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The duo gets up to silly antics in their new books, which are set to release Sept. 12 The world of Mr. Men and Little Misses is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mr Tickle was one of the first six Mr Men to be released [Getty Images] One morning in 1961, eight-year-old Adam asked his dad: ...