Mr. Happy and the Wizard

Mr. Men & Little Miss Magic

by Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves (Illustrator)

When Mr. Happy finds a wizard’s spell book, he decides to use the spells to make people happier. But things don’t work out quite as he planned . . .

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Humor

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2004

About the author

Roger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of more than 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.

Reviews

[Les Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A magical family read time

[Heather Spergel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yrs later, my son STILL lives this book. simple illustrations, some good vocabulary thrown in, I love these books!

[Ashton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr happy saw a book.It was a spell book.He said many spells.The wizard invited him for supper.

[Gerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Mr. Happy visits the library he doesn't expect to discover a talking book. But that is just what happens and the book is a magic book and the speaker is a wizard.

The wizard persuades Mr. Happy to take the book home with him and on his way home he meets Mr. Forgetful, Mr. Worry and Mr. Small and on each occasion he asks the wizard to produce a spell to help each of them.

But the spells do not work out quite right and Mr. Happy has quite a job reversing them so much so that when he has the opportunity to choose a spell for himself he declines!

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

On his way to return a wizard's lost spell book and hat, Mr. Happy tries using magic to help other Mr. Men characters.

This story introduces the idea of things having unintended consequences, cautioning readers to be careful what you wish for or, in this case, be careful which spell you cast.

I appreciated that the story beings with Mr. Happy's regular Saturday morning visit to the public library. Being a reader must certainly contribute to Mr. Happy’s happiness.

[Lia (Roman) Rusu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun book for little hands and big minds, which teaches the reader that each one of us is great in our own way, flaws included, even if, or precisely because, none of us are perfect.
A lovely read that all children will enjoy.
The illustrations are friendly and expressive, which is a wonderful bonus.

[Roland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure I agree 100% with the message here.

[Matina Politi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Διαβάσαμε με την 6χρονη κόρη μου την ελληνική έκδοση με τίτλο «Ο κύριος Χαρούμενος και το Μαγικό Βιβλίο» των εκδόσεων χάρτινη πόλη.

[Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want some everyone pie

[Danny Machado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr.Happy and the wizard

[Rhia Mahay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Personally, I've always loved the Mr. Men books.
I enjoyed reading this with my 5 year old sister.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a wizard's spell book is used by Mr Happy it leads to some unintended consequences.

‎I thought this book had a sweet story, good illustrations and the moral underlying this tale was sensible.

[Shahrun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous vibrant illustrations. A happy, good intentions gone wrong magical story.

[Roland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr Happy needs to stop messing with people.

[Simone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice story, Mr. Happy is kind!