Little Miss Splendid - Roger Hargreaves

The Mr Men and Little Miss series written by Roger Hargreaves and then later his son Adam will always be a hit with children due to their simply yet engaging stories and brightly coloured pictures.

Little Miss Splendid is number 11 in the Little Miss series, which has a total of 33 books in it. Little Miss Splendid is green, wears a red hat, red boots and carries a very stylish red handbag. Her only problem is that she's rather stuck-up.
...Nothing is too good for little Miss Splendid and she lives in an enormous house with all of the best furnishings. One day however when walking around in her gardens she comes across a small door and upon entering it finds herself on a road. She decides to take a little walk and on her way into the town she meets various other Mr Men characters. Little Miss Splendid however is seemingly too posh for the town as the events that follow show.
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The Mr Men and Little Miss series written by Roger Hargreaves and then later his son Adam will always be a hit with children due to their simply yet engaging stories and brightly coloured pictures.

Little Miss Splendid is number 11 in the Little Miss series, which has a total of 33 books in it. Little Miss Splendid is green, wears a red hat, red boots and carries a very stylish red handbag. Her only problem is that she's rather stuck-up.

The front cover of the book shows a picture of the character as described before and the back shows smaller pictures of all the other characters in the series, which enables you to keep track of which ones you have bought and which ones you would like to read.

****THE STORY****

Nothing is too good for little Miss Splendid and she lives in an enormous house with all of the best furnishings. One day however when walking around in her gardens she comes across a small door and upon entering it finds herself on a road. She decides to take a little walk and on her way into the town she meets various other Mr Men characters. Little Miss Splendid however is seemingly too posh for the town as the events that follow show.

****MY THOUGHTS****

This book is brilliant for children and as a child I absolutely adored all the books in the Little Miss series as well as in the Mr Men series. The books are written in words that are easy for children to understand and the repetition of words and phrases within each story allows your child to learn new words and may even help your child learn to read. I particularly remember my grandparents being amazed when at the age of four I read them the full Mr Bump story. I hadn't actually read them it however but simply memorized it because it had been read to me so much and I knew exactly when to turn the pages. This just proves for me how loveable the characters are and how interesting the stories told are for young children.

The story itself is accompanied by very bright pictures that help children to understand the story. Each double page spread contains writing on the left hand side and a colourful image on the right, so pictures are plentiful.

The book as most in the series ends humorously, yet on a deeper level does have a moral meaning behind it. But never mind that, the book is brilliant and is something that both parents and child can enjoy. 

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