If you’ve been on social media lately, you may have seen the ‘Little Miss’ memes on your feed. These posts with colorful characters and captions have tens of thousands of likes, but where did they come from?
According to the Little Miss and Mr. Men website, British author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves launched his Mr. Men series in 1971 after his 8-year-old son Adam asked, “What does a tickle look like?”
Soon after, Hargreaves started publishing the spinoff Little Miss with characters such as Little Miss Jealous, Mr. It Is What It Is, and Little Miss Book Smart But No Common Sense. Since then, millions of copies of the books have been sold with new characters still being added.
This meme can also be dated back to a 2014 article on Mashable by writer, illustrator, and comedian, Max Knoblauch. With editor Annie Colbert, Knoblauch illustrated “Mr. Men Children’s Books Reimagined for Millennials,” which consisted of 9 original characters including “Mr. Emotionally Unable to Commit to a Long-Term Relationship.”
Now, thousands of Instagram accounts have been dedicated to posting the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters with humorous captions. First posted by the user “Juulpuppy,” the most popular account, “LittleMissNotesApp,” now has over 2 million followers.
The person behind the “LittleMissNotesApp” account is Nicole Gagliardi, a 22-year-old San Francisco-based student. “I think people resonate with this meme for the same reason they like knowing their personality type or zodiac sign: They like seeing something that they can identify with, and there’s something for everyone.”
“Juulpuppy” voices similar thoughts through an email. “This trend is so infectious because the pairings are so ridiculous and relate to so many people. Any caption can be applied to a Little Miss image, so no one has to feel like the odd one out from this trend.”
Sources: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1659267252858x656912773115314600/%E2%80%98Little%20Miss%20%5BBlank%5D%E2%80%99_%20How%20a%20kid-book%20meme%20became%20viral%20comedy%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post.pdf
https://mashable.com/article/reimagined-childrens-books-millennials
According to the Little Miss and Mr. Men website, British author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves launched his Mr. Men series in 1971 after his 8-year-old son Adam asked, “What does a tickle look like?”
Soon after, Hargreaves started publishing the spinoff Little Miss with characters such as Little Miss Jealous, Mr. It Is What It Is, and Little Miss Book Smart But No Common Sense. Since then, millions of copies of the books have been sold with new characters still being added.
This meme can also be dated back to a 2014 article on Mashable by writer, illustrator, and comedian, Max Knoblauch. With editor Annie Colbert, Knoblauch illustrated “Mr. Men Children’s Books Reimagined for Millennials,” which consisted of 9 original characters including “Mr. Emotionally Unable to Commit to a Long-Term Relationship.”
Now, thousands of Instagram accounts have been dedicated to posting the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters with humorous captions. First posted by the user “Juulpuppy,” the most popular account, “LittleMissNotesApp,” now has over 2 million followers.
The person behind the “LittleMissNotesApp” account is Nicole Gagliardi, a 22-year-old San Francisco-based student. “I think people resonate with this meme for the same reason they like knowing their personality type or zodiac sign: They like seeing something that they can identify with, and there’s something for everyone.”
“Juulpuppy” voices similar thoughts through an email. “This trend is so infectious because the pairings are so ridiculous and relate to so many people. Any caption can be applied to a Little Miss image, so no one has to feel like the odd one out from this trend.”
Sources: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1659267252858x656912773115314600/%E2%80%98Little%20Miss%20%5BBlank%5D%E2%80%99_%20How%20a%20kid-book%20meme%20became%20viral%20comedy%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post.pdf
https://mashable.com/article/reimagined-childrens-books-millennials
