At my parent's house this weekend, my mom pulled out my massive collection of Berenstain Bears books to offer up to my nephew. My brother exclaimed that they were some of the most awful books to have to read out loud, in some part due to the not-so-blatant sexist remarks made by Papa Bear to Brother Bear (about Sister Bear's baseball hitting ability). I did not remember this myself, but it wouldn't be too strange. Some children's books are
really strange when you re-read them as adults. Or just really pretty dull and trite (I'm looking at you Baby Sitters Club).
I think my most favorite books as a little kid were the Mr. Men and Little Miss series done by British author Roger Hargreaves. That's why I was so freaking excited when my mom called to tell me that Google was celebrating Mr. Hargreaves' birthday with Mr. Men and Little Miss themed mastheads. I've been amusing myself all afternoon by hitting the 'refresh' button. I decided to share my favorites below.
Thanks to Mr. Bump, Mr. Messy, Mr. Rush and Little Miss Tiny for making Monday a little less excrutiating.
