The Mr Men series of stories with their immortalised characters were first much loved by young children in the early 1970s - in 1981 emerged an accompanying series of Little Miss books - to be enjoyed at bedtime, becoming a special highlight of the day before sleep for later generations of children to the present day.The characters were drawn so colourfully and the stories were so simply appealing.
The small size of book was an interesting publisher choice to suit small people and not be intimidating.The single iconic image and the simple phrase: "Well and truly tickled" on the reverse instantly convey that delicious thrill when a child asked what a tickle looked like.
On a practical note it has a 350ml capacity.
This mug is attractive in itself and is worthy of its place today when mugs are bought a plenty depicting memorable events, cartoon characters,charitable projects, and so on.So you may have your favourite subject matter for your ceramic object while enjoying a well earned cuppa.You will please someone with an Xmas or birthady gift of this Mr Tickle memory.
As one who was asked what a tickle looked like and frequently, when the story book to hand had been read and reread a great many times, resorted to making-up fantastical adventures for our mischievious friend, this well made mug makes me smile.Hope it does the same for you.