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|title=Mr Nobody (Mr Men and Little Misses)
|author=Roger Hargreaves
|publisher=Egmont
|date=March 2010
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As a character, Mr Nobody might be a slightly more difficult concept to grasp than, say, Mr Noisy or Mr Strong. It shouldn't be above the heads of even the youngest of book fans though. The front cover does as good a job of anything of explaining it: he's sort of there, sort of not; sort of invisible, sort of see-through. He's Mr Nobody. It's what he is. There is one part that might need some explanation for the little 'uns - the Wizard relies on a double negative to resolve Mr Nobody's problem. It's clearer than I make it sound, and won't have them scratching their heads for too long, but it is there.
To be honest, there's not an awful lot I can say about the illustrations that you don't already know. TheThey're big, bold and cartoony. Simple enough for anyone to have a go at drawing themselves, but still with a great style all of their own. ''Mr Nobody'' features artwork by both the late Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam, but it all blends together seamlessly - I couldn't tell you which bit was by whom. It's a ''Mr Men'' book and as great as you'd expect. Highly recommended.
My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag. We also have a review of [[My Mummy by Roger Hargreaves]].
The ''Mr Men'' books largely inhabit a genre all of their own, but let's give further reading suggestions a go anyway. For pared -down simplicity, you'll love [[Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett]]. For strong, familiar characters, check out [[Kipper's A To Z by Mick Inkpen]]. For classics, well, anything from our [[Top Ten Timeless Picture Books To Treasure Forever]]. For a combination of all of the above, [[The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn by David McKee]].
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