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Mr. Men #30
Mr. Rush
Monsieur Pressé voudrait bien partir en vacances, mais il n'a pas d'argent. Il se met alors en quête du travail idéal…
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 5, 1978
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Roger Hargreaves
1,324 books367 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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March 3, 2018
Mr. Rush is like the archetype of the 21st century lifestyle. He rushes here and rushes there and isn't able to enjoy anything. Even on vacation he has a hard time stopping.
Mr. Rush is trying to find a job for him. He isn't fit for so many things because he's in such a rush. He finally finds the perfect job - postal worker for important mail. He does it so well, he is still done early.
I'm so glad my nephew got me into these books. He can talk to me for hours about Mr. Men and he loves showing me his coloring of the characters. Fun times.
Mr. Rush is trying to find a job for him. He isn't fit for so many things because he's in such a rush. He finally finds the perfect job - postal worker for important mail. He does it so well, he is still done early.
I'm so glad my nephew got me into these books. He can talk to me for hours about Mr. Men and he loves showing me his coloring of the characters. Fun times.
April 4, 2017
I feel like this book is TOTALLY about me! Totally identified with Mr. Rush (As did my wife and kids!) A fantastic Mr Mr story.
September 8, 2021
Another simple but effective message from the always popular Mr. Men series.
Some of the books in this series have gone someway into 'correcting' a characters flaw.
Whilst Mr. Rush's hectic lifestyle is mainly to his detriment (half cooked and horrid breakfast as he rushed out the door) I wondered if this was story was also going to go down a similar path.
Thankfully Mr. Rush's speed eventually landed him a perfect role (he was never going to cut it as a bus driver!) which allowed him to have his dream energetic holiday.
It was nice that he found something that perfectly suited his personality and was even more happier for it.
Some of the books in this series have gone someway into 'correcting' a characters flaw.
Whilst Mr. Rush's hectic lifestyle is mainly to his detriment (half cooked and horrid breakfast as he rushed out the door) I wondered if this was story was also going to go down a similar path.
Thankfully Mr. Rush's speed eventually landed him a perfect role (he was never going to cut it as a bus driver!) which allowed him to have his dream energetic holiday.
It was nice that he found something that perfectly suited his personality and was even more happier for it.
July 28, 2016
The Guy Who Can't Stand Still
27 July 2016
The funny thing is that I can actually relate to Mr Rush – in fact I think we all can. Our lives have become so hectic and cluttered that we simply have no time to actually sit down and enjoy it. Mind you, I was a bit surprised when I discovered that Mr Rush didn't have a job because I thought that one of the reasons that he rushed was because he had way too much to do, and no time to do it all in. I feel like that a lot, especially considering that I have to spend an hour each way on public transport to get to work every morning.
Okay, public transport time can be down time – time where you can't do anything, but have to experience it because we need to get from one spot to another. For many of us it involves sitting in a car, though fortunately for me it involves sitting on a train (or more precisely, being squashed into one of the carriages during peak hour), which means that in the morning I can have a snooze (namely because I end up staying up way too late the night before doing stuff that I want to do as opposed to doing stuff that I have to do, or at least have to do because some mindless entity is paying me money so that they can make more money).
However my down time doesn't actually always end up being as productive as I would really like to be. For instance I am currently sitting on a plane flying over Romania (I know that because there is a screen in front of me with a map on it). Okay the flight was supposed to be a 12 hour flight, but it ended up being a sixteen hour flight because initially the plane took off, flew around in a circle for about two hours, then spent the next hour dumping all of its fuel so that it could land (apparently planes can't land if they are full of fuel). So, that meant sixteen hours down time, but as it turns out planes, especially economy class seats, isn't the best of places to do stuff. Also, it was the 'red-eye' flight, meaning that it was supposed to leave at midnight, so by the time we left at 4:45 am I was pretty exhausted.
Oh, they also have the first six episodes of Game of Thrones Season 6 on the entertainment system, so between dozing off, and watching Game of Thrones, and being way to frazzled to actually do anything, I did manage to write this review. In the end no wonder I can relate to Mr Rush because there are so many things I believe that I need to do, and simply not enough time (or not enough energy) to actually do it. Hopefully though, they will have the rest of the episodes from season six by the time I head home.
27 July 2016
The funny thing is that I can actually relate to Mr Rush – in fact I think we all can. Our lives have become so hectic and cluttered that we simply have no time to actually sit down and enjoy it. Mind you, I was a bit surprised when I discovered that Mr Rush didn't have a job because I thought that one of the reasons that he rushed was because he had way too much to do, and no time to do it all in. I feel like that a lot, especially considering that I have to spend an hour each way on public transport to get to work every morning.
Okay, public transport time can be down time – time where you can't do anything, but have to experience it because we need to get from one spot to another. For many of us it involves sitting in a car, though fortunately for me it involves sitting on a train (or more precisely, being squashed into one of the carriages during peak hour), which means that in the morning I can have a snooze (namely because I end up staying up way too late the night before doing stuff that I want to do as opposed to doing stuff that I have to do, or at least have to do because some mindless entity is paying me money so that they can make more money).
However my down time doesn't actually always end up being as productive as I would really like to be. For instance I am currently sitting on a plane flying over Romania (I know that because there is a screen in front of me with a map on it). Okay the flight was supposed to be a 12 hour flight, but it ended up being a sixteen hour flight because initially the plane took off, flew around in a circle for about two hours, then spent the next hour dumping all of its fuel so that it could land (apparently planes can't land if they are full of fuel). So, that meant sixteen hours down time, but as it turns out planes, especially economy class seats, isn't the best of places to do stuff. Also, it was the 'red-eye' flight, meaning that it was supposed to leave at midnight, so by the time we left at 4:45 am I was pretty exhausted.
Oh, they also have the first six episodes of Game of Thrones Season 6 on the entertainment system, so between dozing off, and watching Game of Thrones, and being way to frazzled to actually do anything, I did manage to write this review. In the end no wonder I can relate to Mr Rush because there are so many things I believe that I need to do, and simply not enough time (or not enough energy) to actually do it. Hopefully though, they will have the rest of the episodes from season six by the time I head home.
November 16, 2020
Well, if you want to feel rushed, read this book!! ;)
Yeah, a short book, but you get "tired" just reading it! :D I love these books by Roger Hargreaves and it's the perfect way to reach your reading challenge goal!! :D
Yeah, a short book, but you get "tired" just reading it! :D I love these books by Roger Hargreaves and it's the perfect way to reach your reading challenge goal!! :D
March 8, 2018
Mr. Rush was the Mr. Men story that got me into this series. It was brilliant when I read it many of years ago and it remains brilliant as I read it today! Like many of the books in the series, these characters do not change, but they instead find opportunities that fit their character perfectly. Mr. Rush is in such a rush all of the time that he is never able to fulfill what it is that he is doing, whether it be eating, sleeping, or finding the right job. He does, however, see an opportunity to take a vacation (a holiday according to the story, since it is British), but he needs the money to do so. Will he be able to find and keep a job that will allow him to make the money he needs?
I laughed and laughed at this one. It was just hysterical! The sequence was brilliant and the illustrations did a great job in complimenting this, even if it just meant Mr. Rush spinning around to circles, which is what he saw himself doing time and time again anyway. Definite recommendation!
I laughed and laughed at this one. It was just hysterical! The sequence was brilliant and the illustrations did a great job in complimenting this, even if it just meant Mr. Rush spinning around to circles, which is what he saw himself doing time and time again anyway. Definite recommendation!
September 24, 2021
Twenty Five 'Reviews' In One Day: Book 2!
A speedy review for a speedy chap! Mr. Rush is always in a hurry and has the superspeed to allow him to virtually be in two places at once. He rushes here, there and everywhere faster than a speeding bullet and it's exhausting to read about, quite frankly. It all works out in the end, of course, as his fellow Mr. Man finds him the perfect job. A fun little story.
My next book: Web of Eyes
A speedy review for a speedy chap! Mr. Rush is always in a hurry and has the superspeed to allow him to virtually be in two places at once. He rushes here, there and everywhere faster than a speeding bullet and it's exhausting to read about, quite frankly. It all works out in the end, of course, as his fellow Mr. Man finds him the perfect job. A fun little story.
My next book: Web of Eyes
October 16, 2022
Spoilers!: Im so happy mr rush finally found the job for him and managed to save up for his perfect holiday. Very emotional 5/5
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February 17, 2020
3.5*
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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.
October 3, 2013
I liked this because it was the only one who was a triangle. I think I only bought it because it was mentioned in Brain McClair's diary in the official MUFC magazine. We had a stair shape like Mr. Rush in my parents' house, I still think about Mr. Rush whenever I go down it.
November 27, 2017
Mr Rush could really benefit from a yoga retreat or meditation class!
May 6, 2020
Guess what? Another Roger Hargreaves classic for our family bedtime read.
July 16, 2020
Drôle, mignon, tellement attachant!
February 20, 2011
82. Ο Κύριος Βιαστικός せっかちさん
総語数：760語
原作：Roger Hargreaves
出版社：Modern Times
頁数：99ページ
読んだ日：2006年04月21日
すごーく久しぶりになってしまいますが、今年読んだギリシャ語の本のメモです。
今年の前半は他の分野の勉強をしていたので、ギリシャ語はふだんの予習・復習のほかに読書をすることがあんまり出来ませんでした。ま、予習・復習もほとんどやってなので、授業ではいつも「お客様」状態でしたが…。（先生、ごめんなさい！）
時間を作るのってなかなか大変ですよね。来年は、もう少し読める本の数が増えたらいいなー、と思います。
さて、久々にお気に入りのシリーズ Mr. Men & Little Miss から。
"Ο Κύριος Βιαστικός" ってことなので、「せっかちさんとしてみましたが、合ってるかな？
（あらすじ）
せっかちさんはせっかちなので(笑)、いつでも急いでいます。夜は３時間しか寝ませんし、歯みがきの間も階段を行ったりきたり、３往復。朝ごはんのゆで卵は５秒しかゆでないので、カラを割っても中身は生。
そんなせっかちさんですが、ある日、旅行会社の広告を見て思います。
「リゾートでゆっくりしよう！」
旅費をためるため、仕事を始めるせっかちさんですが…。
短くて読みやすいので、息抜きに読んでみるのにちょうどいいです。ところどころ分からない単語はありますが、大まかな意味はとらえられる感じです。
お話の最後も、「良かったねー」と思える結末なので読後感がいいです。
総語数：760語
原作：Roger Hargreaves
出版社：Modern Times
頁数：99ページ
読んだ日：2006年04月21日
すごーく久しぶりになってしまいますが、今年読んだギリシャ語の本のメモです。
今年の前半は他の分野の勉強をしていたので、ギリシャ語はふだんの予習・復習のほかに読書をすることがあんまり出来ませんでした。ま、予習・復習もほとんどやってなので、授業ではいつも「お客様」状態でしたが…。（先生、ごめんなさい！）
時間を作るのってなかなか大変ですよね。来年は、もう少し読める本の数が増えたらいいなー、と思います。
さて、久々にお気に入りのシリーズ Mr. Men & Little Miss から。
"Ο Κύριος Βιαστικός" ってことなので、「せっかちさんとしてみましたが、合ってるかな？
（あらすじ）
せっかちさんはせっかちなので(笑)、いつでも急いでいます。夜は３時間しか寝ませんし、歯みがきの間も階段を行ったりきたり、３往復。朝ごはんのゆで卵は５秒しかゆでないので、カラを割っても中身は生。
そんなせっかちさんですが、ある日、旅行会社の広告を見て思います。
「リゾートでゆっくりしよう！」
旅費をためるため、仕事を始めるせっかちさんですが…。
短くて読みやすいので、息抜きに読んでみるのにちょうどいいです。ところどころ分からない単語はありますが、大まかな意味はとらえられる感じです。
お話の最後も、「良かったねー」と思える結末なので読後感がいいです。
March 31, 2015
Think I’m right in stating that as a boy I had all the pre-1990 Mr Men books with the possible exception of “Mr Snow”. Looking at all the covers apart from the latter jogged my memory.
Sadly I remember little about the stories now, despite reading them numerous times during my boyhood, plus watching the Mr Men cartoons more than once.
Reckon the last time I would’ve read these was 1983, though may have returned to them as late as 1985. Although I’ve forgotten almost everything about this title and all the others I feel that owing to the amount of times I read each publication that they all deserve to be rated five stars.
I’m grateful to Roger Hargreaves for brightening up my childhood with both his Mr Men and the Timbuctoo series of books.
Sadly I remember little about the stories now, despite reading them numerous times during my boyhood, plus watching the Mr Men cartoons more than once.
Reckon the last time I would’ve read these was 1983, though may have returned to them as late as 1985. Although I’ve forgotten almost everything about this title and all the others I feel that owing to the amount of times I read each publication that they all deserve to be rated five stars.
I’m grateful to Roger Hargreaves for brightening up my childhood with both his Mr Men and the Timbuctoo series of books.
August 2, 2010
A cautionary tale for our modern times: Mr Rush is always in too much of a hurry, causing himself no end of problems as a result.
Through a process of trial and error he finds a niche in life for himself, living happily ever after.
My daughter picked up in his errors and could see where he was going wrong, so the message certainly hits home. She also realised that there are different roles for different people in life, and that it's a case of finding what suits your talents.
Through a process of trial and error he finds a niche in life for himself, living happily ever after.
My daughter picked up in his errors and could see where he was going wrong, so the message certainly hits home. She also realised that there are different roles for different people in life, and that it's a case of finding what suits your talents.
August 18, 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.
December 28, 2014
The 'Mr Men' and 'Little Miss' books are so simple yet so effective. I love the way that all the characters are linked and how characters pop up in other stories!
The books are great for encouraging young children to read because they are interesting, have a variety of simple language and are short enough that young children don't get bored! Children love collecting all the characters too.
The books are great for encouraging young children to read because they are interesting, have a variety of simple language and are short enough that young children don't get bored! Children love collecting all the characters too.
July 7, 2013
Well well, we all like to do things in a quick way, but various of things can't be done so quickly, we have to wait which seems so hard for Mr. Rush, but I'm happy for him when he finally found a great use of his rushing nature.
June 2, 2015
Not one from young childhood, but a friend of mine described another girl as being just like Mr Rush, so I had to read her little brother's copy to see what she was talking about. Our mutual friend wasn't purple but was just like him in other ways.
February 20, 2015
It has Mr Rush in it . He's rushing. And he's running. And he's driving a bus so fast the children couldn't wait for the bus but he couldn't stop. And he couldn't say hello Mr Happy and he was so fast. He been a mailman and he had a hat on. - age 4
March 20, 2008
This book is kinda for babies, but it's still quite interesting to read it.
October 20, 2009
The solution for Mr. Rush was to work at the post office. This seems like a good solution for all us rushers.
March 15, 2014
Great book about mr rush who rushes everywhere and therefore cannot take the time to do anything properly. Good story to help explore taking your time sometimes and to sometimes rush!
January 26, 2015
It was good but he was always rushing and he had lots of different jobs!
December 28, 2016
I did not like this book because I do not like to rush. I also did not like this book because Mr. Rush so much.
December 30, 2018
In my rush to read all of these books I skipped #29 in the series and went to book #30 which is Mr Rush and it was another rapid read of entertainment - so whilst you can speed yourself to read Mr Rush. (Not Geoffrey by the way, so no legal proceedings are in place here - little current events humour there for you)
February 10, 2020
6 year old says... Why is this book about a purple mutant?
40 year old says... I'm happy that Mr Rush managed to get his holiday as I was a bit worried that he would end up holiday-less in the story. Though, a big downside is that Mr Happy had to weasal his way in to another story. It's almost like he can't bear for other Mr characters to have some limelight. The git.
40 year old says... I'm happy that Mr Rush managed to get his holiday as I was a bit worried that he would end up holiday-less in the story. Though, a big downside is that Mr Happy had to weasal his way in to another story. It's almost like he can't bear for other Mr characters to have some limelight. The git.
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