Little Miss Chatterbox

Little Miss Books #16

by Roger Hargreaves

When Little Miss Chatterbox starts a sentence, it goes on and on and on . . .

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Humor, Collections

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 19, 1984

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

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Miss Chatterbox’s most apparent attribute is her ability to talk and talk. She searches for a job that will allow her to channel her talkative nature into a suitable, useful, and positive role. After some trial and error, she finds the perfect position for her temperament.

I like how the story illustrated but did not dwell on the negative aspects of being too chatty, and instead demonstrated how what might be perceived as a less than favorable quality can be utilized to one’s advantage in a successful and positive way.

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! Miss Chatterbox can really talk. She tries to get several jobs but a customer will come in and she will talk with them until the place closes and they never get to withdraw money or order food. She is fired from each job all week. She does find a job at the end of the week suited for her. She is on the phone giving the time each second of the day so she can talk and talk.

We get to go back to Happyville again. When you talk this much, you never listen and you are simply talking at people. I find that so exhausting when a person does that. Northern Exposure did an episode about that. The mom was doing this and she found a peace watching an eagle and after that she could hold her tongue. It was a great episode. I loved that wacky show. It was near perfect. Anyway.

The nephew wanted to throw the book at me. He’s tired of these Little miss, but we read it anyway. Mr. Happy and Mr. Greedy and Mr. Uppity all play a nice role in the story and that perked him right up. So he didn’t completely hate the story. He gave this 2 stars, almost 3.

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's something extra enjoyable when other characters in the Mr.Men/Little Miss universe turn up in different books.
This one also had a much nicer message than her brother's Mr. Chatterbox's story.

Little Miss Chatterbox's constant talking in her various new roles sees familiar faces leaving empty-handed.

Despite constantly getting fired from different jobs, Little Miss Chatterbox's determination to find something more suitable finally paid off.

[Annabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Shirley Revill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children and adults alike love the children's books written by Roger Hargreaves.
They are not expensive and I had lots of fun with my children building a library of these wonderful stories. Recommended.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this years ago and thought it was cute.

[Alannah Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Have you ever heard about somebody being able to talk the hind leg off a donkey?". Hysterical. A little reminiscent of the SNL H. Ross Perot parody. I enjoyed these more than my son, Salo, 15 months. I will probably not revisit the Little Miss and Mr. series with my son. Some parts of the stories are dated and they are for older children. They are more for me to enjoy for sentimental reasons.

[vio · Rating 4 out of 5]

My family bought me a Little Miss Chatterbox doll as a joke a few years ago and it came with this book. I found it the other day so I thought, "Why not read it?"
So, I did and after I was done I found that I actually quite liked it! It was quick, funny and cute and I'm sure any little kid would enjoy having this read to them.

[JG (Introverted Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can Little Miss Chatterbox find a job that allows her to chatter on and on and on and on and on and on and on...?

Not one of my favorites. Maybe because my dad could be called Mr. Chatterbox and I know what it's like to wait while someone talks on and on and on and on and on and on....

[Patrick\ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read-aloud series - with a moral.

[Giegie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up loving these little bitty books. i how i love this book

[τλιϓλ · Rating 5 out of 5]

What was I expected from chatterbox but to be so talkative!! can't imagine my self passing her by and say hello for I'm sure I'll remain then in my place till evening. Still, I like it.

[Serge Smagarinsky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess there really is a suitable job for everyone.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Miss Chatterbox is the best book out of the Mr Men and Little Miss series I've read so far. It's colourful and has a fun storyline.

[Abby :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh gosh the memories. I loved this character when I was little as I completely related to it haha!

[Zoe Whitman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book I've read for ages ;)

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this book because I do not like to chat. I also did not like this book because Little Miss Chatterbox chatted a lot.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adorable little book. Just goes to show that no matter what your personality, there’s a place in the world just for you.

[jiawen · Rating 4 out of 5]

very quirky, whizzed through the book but honestly reading it left me a little exhausted - felt like little miss chatterbox really did chat my ear off

[harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

poor girl couldn’t keep a job

[PÉTRUS BOREL · Rating 3 out of 5]

elle est anti capitaliste

[Jill Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am the youngest of four children. My father was fond of saying that when each of us were babies, he wondered what our voices would sound like when we learned to talk, and what sort of things we might say.

"It was the same thing with you," he would say. "I wondered about you, and then one day you started talking. And talking. And no matter what we did, we couldn't get you to shut up."

My nickname was Little Miss Chatterbox until my mid-twenties.

All of the Little Miss and Mister books take me back to the cheerful, closet-sized Children's Room of the Page Public Library but this one is forever my favorite. While I feel like some of the characters LMC talked to didn't appreciate how many interesting things she had to say and how lucky they were that she really wanted to talk to them (I might be projecting a bit), I love that she found an outlet for her enthusiasm. I like to think that she went on to have a long and successful career and won employee of the year forever, and that no one ever suggested she take Ritalin (I am definitely projecting).

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book a lot because its very relatable to children everyone has that little chatterbox in their class and I feel this is a good to book to teach them how to calm it down. She met people just like her who liked to talk as much as she does but the main plot was about her trying to get a job, which she did at a bank in happy land. She ended up getting into trouble and being fired at work because she couldn’t stop talking long enough to help the customer. This happed at every job she got the whole week after that as well. This is a good book because it shows the children the flaws of being too talkative. She ended up finding a job that fit her perfectly in the end because it was one where she had to talk the whole time. However, I think they author should have added more ways to deal with the talkativeness.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Mr Men books becomes the little miss books as my marathon of opp shop purchases continues and this is just as good as the Mr Stories as we get the tale of Miss Chatterbox. Another fun read from this universe.

Let me talk about this some more, I can be a right little chatterbox about this book (see what I did there) anyway thank you captain obvious, this was a re-read as I work through all of the little m miss books and this was really a book worth talking about (again really?)
Little Miss #13

[Nadina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series of books and I love how in the end the main character most often finds exactly what they need, in this case Little Miss Chatterbox finds exactly the right job for her.
I think one thing that's great is the fact that the illustrations are simple and yet full of expression.
They are simple and short. Great for young readers.

[Slow Man · Rating 4 out of 5]

So you got fired when you talk a lot. Nobody likes a chatterbox. It can be extremely exhausting listening to her going on and on. This is a story about how miss chatterbox lost most of her jobs but finally got hired.

[Juby · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love it.... so cute :):)

[F. Burck · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up loving these little bitty books. They are great for reluctant readers