Recently, social media users have been creating viral memes sourced from a children’s
book from half a century ago.
The children’s book characters from the popular Mr. Men and Little Miss books have
made a huge comeback, appearing on prominent social media apps such as Tik Tok
and Instagram. An official series of the “Little Miss [Blank]” has been made, including
memes such as “Little Miss Jealous.”
Giorgio Angeli, who is a filmmaker, sees a similar initial dynamic between the “Pepe the
Frog” meme and the “Little Miss” meme. “She’s no longer just grumpy. She’s reeling
from anxiety and depression because the world is warming, democracies are crumbling
and those in power seem to be more Mr. Greedy than Mr. Actionably Concerned.”
The book series was created by the British author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves.
According to the book series website, Hargreaves’s son, Adam, who was 8, asked
“What does a tickle look like?” This resulted in the creation of “Mr. Tickle,” who was the
first in a series of “Mr. Men” characters. They sold millions of copies of the book within
three years.
With the success of Hargreaves’s book series “Mr. Men,” he decided to create a similar
series, “Little Miss,” and built characters who “identify with a multigenerational audience
through self-expression, color, simplicity, and humor,” says the website. Adam
Hargreaves started to create more characters such as “Mr. Calm” and “Little Miss Spice
Girls” after his father’s death in 1988.
Just this month, an Instagram account “LittleMissNotesApp,” which has nearly 2 million
followers has posted Hargreaves’s characters, with captions such as “Little Miss
Lexapro,” “Mr. Vape Cloud,” and many other similar memes.
book from half a century ago.
The children’s book characters from the popular Mr. Men and Little Miss books have
made a huge comeback, appearing on prominent social media apps such as Tik Tok
and Instagram. An official series of the “Little Miss [Blank]” has been made, including
memes such as “Little Miss Jealous.”
Giorgio Angeli, who is a filmmaker, sees a similar initial dynamic between the “Pepe the
Frog” meme and the “Little Miss” meme. “She’s no longer just grumpy. She’s reeling
from anxiety and depression because the world is warming, democracies are crumbling
and those in power seem to be more Mr. Greedy than Mr. Actionably Concerned.”
The book series was created by the British author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves.
According to the book series website, Hargreaves’s son, Adam, who was 8, asked
“What does a tickle look like?” This resulted in the creation of “Mr. Tickle,” who was the
first in a series of “Mr. Men” characters. They sold millions of copies of the book within
three years.
With the success of Hargreaves’s book series “Mr. Men,” he decided to create a similar
series, “Little Miss,” and built characters who “identify with a multigenerational audience
through self-expression, color, simplicity, and humor,” says the website. Adam
Hargreaves started to create more characters such as “Mr. Calm” and “Little Miss Spice
Girls” after his father’s death in 1988.
Just this month, an Instagram account “LittleMissNotesApp,” which has nearly 2 million
followers has posted Hargreaves’s characters, with captions such as “Little Miss
Lexapro,” “Mr. Vape Cloud,” and many other similar memes.
