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Little Miss Books #7
禺丿賵賲丞 賴丕賳賲
鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丨丕亘 亘爻丕賲
36 pages, Paperback
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Roger Hargreaves
1,270听books354听followersRoger 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.
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October 2, 2018
I can relate a little to Little Miss Helpful, poor dear. She desperately wants and loves to help people. The problem is when she does that, she usually makes the situation worse unintentionally. Mr. Tall鈥檚 shoe came untied and instead of tying the lace, she tied his shoes together so he hurt himself. Mr. Happy gets sick and Little Miss tries to help him, but just gives him a day of hell.
As a child, this is kind of how I was. I wanted to help and when I did, it seemed to do less good and the person got frustrated even more. I learned to sit back and not offer help at a young age in some ways. Wow, I just realized this now. OK. So I relate to this funny story. It is all done for humor in this story.
The nephew loves Mr. Happy and Mr. Tall too, so this book made him happy. He gave it 3 stars because it was about Little Miss Helpful and he doesn鈥檛 like the girl books, so he says. Anyway.
As a child, this is kind of how I was. I wanted to help and when I did, it seemed to do less good and the person got frustrated even more. I learned to sit back and not offer help at a young age in some ways. Wow, I just realized this now. OK. So I relate to this funny story. It is all done for humor in this story.
The nephew loves Mr. Happy and Mr. Tall too, so this book made him happy. He gave it 3 stars because it was about Little Miss Helpful and he doesn鈥檛 like the girl books, so he says. Anyway.
July 15, 2018
Little Miss Helpful or maybe Little Miss Disaster. But with the best of intentions...
A little gem for laughing out loud moments.
A little gem for laughing out loud moments.
August 21, 2013
I absolutely loved these Mr Men and Little Miss books. I remember getting them from my granny every week. There was so much from these simple characters, I remember filling my little bookshelf with all these books making sure I had got them all in right order. I wish I still had these books but somehow most of them got lost with many house moves or my mum gave the rest away. If I ever have kids, I will make sure they get the chance to experience these wonderful, colourful books.
September 28, 2015
Ah, Mr Men and Little Miss, how wonderful you are!
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
March 26, 2015
Little miss Helpful is so helpful, she causes trouble. Rushing to do the right thing, she cause upset and chaos to make things 10 times worse for the person she is trying to help. But at least she is trying!
June 22, 2009
The title is, as with many Mr. Men and Little Miss books a little ironic. Little Miss Helpful thinks she is helpful, whereas everyone else sees her as a walking disaster area. Still, she means well.
May 4, 2014
Now that kid2 is old enough we started reading this little book almost every night :) And kid1 joins us!
January 22, 2012
Miss Helpful doesn't help anyone. S.L-L
June 17, 2013
Dear oh dear, she must not help any one, so kind really but unfortunately she just ended up causing more troubles =_=, poor Mr. Happy.
October 13, 2013
She reminds me of some people I've known. Lol!
November 4, 2016
Someone who is trying to help causes trouble.
In the same vain to the other books in this series 鈥� a short sweet illustrated for young children that brings a smile to adult and child alike.
In the same vain to the other books in this series 鈥� a short sweet illustrated for young children that brings a smile to adult and child alike.
January 1, 2017
I enjoyed this book because I like being helpful. I also enjoyed this book because Little Miss Helpful was very helpful.
July 18, 2020
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January 28, 2020
the pile is getting lower and this is another little miss book and as always another charming read and the typical illustrations you expect from Hargreaves. This universe is such a fun place - I really need to consider getting them all and just read one a day on repeat!!
Another re-read as I work through the box set, this one is relatable, sometimes I try to be helpful but feel like I have caused more hinderances!
This is number 8 in the box set I read.
Little Miss #8
Another re-read as I work through the box set, this one is relatable, sometimes I try to be helpful but feel like I have caused more hinderances!
This is number 8 in the box set I read.
Little Miss #8
February 14, 2015
I know that I read more than one of these, but this is the only one I remember clearly. I'm not sure if they all were a book with a cassette or not, but that is what I had. It made the little chime noise when it was time to turn the page. Now that I think about it, I'm not 100% sure that I knew how to read it at first! I also had stickers of these characters and my siblings had pjs.
September 15, 2017
Having last read them as a child, I had no idea how good these books were until I read two of them today. And this one's even better than Mr Lazy (which I also gave 5 stars). The writing is perfect and the illustrations somehow make it even better. Read this book - it's so good!
April 23, 2008
Fun read-aloud series - with a moral.
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August 13, 2008ha ha ha! Little Miss Helpful isn't as helpful as she tries to be . . . and with hilarious results!
March 8, 2009
Sometimes my kids are like Little Miss helpful.... not really so helpful!
September 21, 2009
Talks about being helpful. There is a whole set of these books on manners and being nice.
October 19, 2011
sooo awsome!!!!!
March 31, 2012
I found this little book at a giveaway recently. I used to adore this series as a kid (and got labelled Little Miss Chatterbox by one of my parents...)
October 14, 2013
A bit of slapstick comedy helps to get the message across (pardon the pun).
February 23, 2014
Little Miss Helpful loves helping people. She means well but she always ends up creating an even bigger disaster then there already is.
December 24, 2017
Surprisingly, this book teaches children the important lesson that WANTING to help isn't enough. I feel like we need more of this kind of lesson for toddlers.
May 27, 2021
Ah, Madame Catastrophe... Elle a le c艙ur 脿 la bonne place, veut aider tout le monde, mais ne fait qu鈥檃ggraver la situation chaque fois. Quelle maladroite ! Quelle empot茅e ! Et nous rions de ses m茅saventures avec les chaussures de Monsieur Grand, la convalescence de Monsieur Heureux... Puis, nous fermons le livre, ignorant qu鈥檈n fait, Madame Catastrophe est une authentique r茅volt茅e, qui travaille 脿 saboter l鈥檕rdre social en agissant superficiellement selon son conditionnement (souriante, pleine de bonne volont茅, toujours pr锚te 脿 aider...) pour mieux tourner le fer dans la plaie des oppresseurs. Observons seulement ce qu鈥檈lle inflige 脿 Monsieur Grand : apr猫s l鈥檃voir fait tomber en attachant ses lacets ensemble, elle lui met un pansement sur la bouche en guise de b芒illon, pour ensuite l鈥檃rracher d鈥檜n coup sec. Bref, sous couvert de pr锚ter assistance 脿 Monsieur Grand, Madame Catastrophe le torture. Elle se venge, peut-锚tre inconsciemment en quelque sorte, de son inf茅riorit茅, et dans la chute de Monsieur Grand, il faut voir celle d鈥檜n syst猫me qui ne trouve aucune d茅fense contre une femme qui a su d茅tourner son conditionnement au point d鈥檈n faire une arme. Aussi, de mon point de vue, Madame Catastrophe est 脿 ranger au c么t茅 de ces r茅sistants passifs de la litt茅rature, comme Oblomov ou Bartleby.
Bien s没r, on peut faire abstraction de cette lecture pour ne voir dans Madame Catastrophe qu鈥檜ne histoire amusante gr芒ce 脿 l鈥檋umour slapstick, mais m锚me 脿 ce niveau-l脿, 莽a fonctionne tr猫s bien. C鈥檈st en tout cas mon Madame pr茅f茅r茅, et si vous n鈥檃viez qu鈥檜n livre de cette collection 脿 acheter, c鈥檈st celui-l脿 que je vous conseillerais.
Bien s没r, on peut faire abstraction de cette lecture pour ne voir dans Madame Catastrophe qu鈥檜ne histoire amusante gr芒ce 脿 l鈥檋umour slapstick, mais m锚me 脿 ce niveau-l脿, 莽a fonctionne tr猫s bien. C鈥檈st en tout cas mon Madame pr茅f茅r茅, et si vous n鈥檃viez qu鈥檜n livre de cette collection 脿 acheter, c鈥檈st celui-l脿 que je vous conseillerais.
October 19, 2018
I find most of the books in this series funny and charming, but this one rubbed me the wrong way because it goes against what I am trying to teach my children.
Poor Miss Helpful wants to help, but it always ends in disaster. True to life for a lot of toddlers, no? That's the funny part.
But even when kids are trying and failing, we need to encourage them to keep trying, because we do want them ultimately to grow into people who are willing and able to help. It doesn't come without practice. This book doesn't address the idea that people can change and improve; it just makes fun of Miss Helpful instead.
Poor Miss Helpful wants to help, but it always ends in disaster. True to life for a lot of toddlers, no? That's the funny part.
But even when kids are trying and failing, we need to encourage them to keep trying, because we do want them ultimately to grow into people who are willing and able to help. It doesn't come without practice. This book doesn't address the idea that people can change and improve; it just makes fun of Miss Helpful instead.
August 22, 2022
absolute chaos. i would go insane if i had little miss helpful as a friend, but you can't deny that she's quirky in her own way.
May 14, 2020
Kitapta yard谋m yapmay谋 seven ancak sakar birisi anlat谋l谋yor. Kitapta yapamad谋臒谋m谋z 艧eyleri yapmak zorunda olmad谋臒谋m谋z anlat谋l谋yor.
June 25, 2021
Mme Catastrophe joue avec la maladresse pour provoquer des situations humoristiques. Le style d鈥檋umour est 茅videmment simple, assez premier degr茅, mais efficace.
C鈥檈st 茅trange qu鈥檈n anglais ce livre s鈥檌ntitule Little miss Helpful (Madame 芦aidante禄), qui donne un autre sens je trouve, car oui elle veut toujours aider, mais cela tourne en catastrophe鈥�
C鈥檈st 茅trange qu鈥檈n anglais ce livre s鈥檌ntitule Little miss Helpful (Madame 芦aidante禄), qui donne un autre sens je trouve, car oui elle veut toujours aider, mais cela tourne en catastrophe鈥�
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