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Mr. Men #33
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Get ready for the second invasion of Little Miss and Little Mr. Men! That's right - those zany, pint-sized characters are back. Easy enough for young readers and witty enough for adults! Mr. Nonsense Mr. Nonsense finds a good friend
36 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 1978
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Roger Hargreaves
1,335 books368 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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September 7, 2024
Twenty Five 'Reviews' In One Day: Book 13
Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr. Nonsense', also being known as 'I'm Running Out of Ideas for Mr. Men'.
If you think Mr. Nonsense is practically identical to Mr. Silly in everything but physical appearance you wouldn't be entirely wrong. He's even Mr. Silly's best friend and lives in the same town (for the uninitiated, most Mr. Men live in their own 'land'. This doesn't stop them appearing in each other's books, though).
This is definitely one of the weaker entries in the series but it's still a lot of silly fun, so I'm not downrating it too much. If this had been my first Mr. Man book, I'd've probably loved it.
Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr. Nonsense', also being known as 'I'm Running Out of Ideas for Mr. Men'.
If you think Mr. Nonsense is practically identical to Mr. Silly in everything but physical appearance you wouldn't be entirely wrong. He's even Mr. Silly's best friend and lives in the same town (for the uninitiated, most Mr. Men live in their own 'land'. This doesn't stop them appearing in each other's books, though).
This is definitely one of the weaker entries in the series but it's still a lot of silly fun, so I'm not downrating it too much. If this had been my first Mr. Man book, I'd've probably loved it.
February 10, 2018
Mr. Nonsense and Mr. Silly will have a wonderful silly crazy day playing with the yellow snow and with Mr. Nonsense' bed which is a rowing boat (a motorboat is certainly uncomfortable to sleep in).
These two friends prove that you only need to be yourself in order to have a great time!
The book also offers a couple of interesting recipes with porridge.
These two friends prove that you only need to be yourself in order to have a great time!
The book also offers a couple of interesting recipes with porridge.
May 12, 2018
Mr. Nonsense lives in a tree. I can get behind that. He and Mr. Silly are best friends and that makes perfect sense. They are a perfect pair. They both live in Nonsenseland. There, they get yellow snow, so one night it snowed and the pair had fun playing in the snow. They like to do everything upside down or ridiculous. I’m sure it would be tiring after a while, but visiting is fun.
My nephew really loves this story. He laughs at the silly things they do.
My nephew really loves this story. He laughs at the silly things they do.
September 8, 2021
I'd love to see a detailed map of all the lands that consist in the Mr. Men universe.
A delightful return to Nonsenseland sees Mr Nonsense and his best friend and fan favourite Mr Silly have a right fun time.
I've always been led to believe to avoid yellow snow, the fact that it's that colour here adds to the absurdly silliness of this tale.
Prior to that Mr. Nonsense meets other popular characters in the series, which leads me to question the makeup of this world they all inhabit.
A delightful return to Nonsenseland sees Mr Nonsense and his best friend and fan favourite Mr Silly have a right fun time.
I've always been led to believe to avoid yellow snow, the fact that it's that colour here adds to the absurdly silliness of this tale.
Prior to that Mr. Nonsense meets other popular characters in the series, which leads me to question the makeup of this world they all inhabit.
April 1, 2017
A Rather Silly Book
2 April 2017
This is a bit of a break from your typical Mr Men book because it doesn't really have a plot. Well, it does, but the plot is a little silly because it is about Mr Nonsense and Mr Silly having fun in the snow. However, the story is a little different because the whole book takes place in Nonsenseland, so things are not quite as they seem – for instance the snow is yellow. Actually, when I first read that in Nonsenseland the snow is yellow I actually wondered whether Roger Hargreaves actually thought about what he was writing because while I have had little to no experience with snow (other that some snow dust falling on me when I was in London one Easter), I am well aware what yellow snow is all about, and you could say that I am not all that keen on playing in it.
However, they start off by suggesting that Mr Nonsense is not your ordinary person, and that he does things that are sort of out of the ordinary. For instance he sleeps in a rowing boat, namely because he tried sleeping in a motor boat but found that to be a little too uncomfortable. To us this seems ridiculous, but to Mr Nonsense it is all part and parcel of being just a little different. The thing is that he has learnt the art of giving stupid answers to stupid questions. Okay, while it is true that there is no such thing as a stupid question, there certainly are stupid people, and if somebody is going to ask Mr Nonsense why he is sleeping in a boat, then that particular person deserves a stupid answer.
The thing is that this book is all about being yourself. So, you like sleeping in a boat then go ahead and sleep in a boat – don't let anybody make you feel stupid and peculiar because, well, the person who insists of doing everything that everybody else does because society expects you to behave in a certain way is more likely the stupid person. Sure, people don't go into a nightclub and read a book, but that doesn't mean you can't go into a nightclub and read a book. People also, well, actually when it comes to food it is amazing the lengths that people go to be different, and there are certainly a lot of cafes out there that try to cater for that which is out of the orindary. So, I guess the moral here is just be yourself and don't let anybody think you are peculiar.
However I do have a problem with the yellow snow.
2 April 2017
This is a bit of a break from your typical Mr Men book because it doesn't really have a plot. Well, it does, but the plot is a little silly because it is about Mr Nonsense and Mr Silly having fun in the snow. However, the story is a little different because the whole book takes place in Nonsenseland, so things are not quite as they seem – for instance the snow is yellow. Actually, when I first read that in Nonsenseland the snow is yellow I actually wondered whether Roger Hargreaves actually thought about what he was writing because while I have had little to no experience with snow (other that some snow dust falling on me when I was in London one Easter), I am well aware what yellow snow is all about, and you could say that I am not all that keen on playing in it.
However, they start off by suggesting that Mr Nonsense is not your ordinary person, and that he does things that are sort of out of the ordinary. For instance he sleeps in a rowing boat, namely because he tried sleeping in a motor boat but found that to be a little too uncomfortable. To us this seems ridiculous, but to Mr Nonsense it is all part and parcel of being just a little different. The thing is that he has learnt the art of giving stupid answers to stupid questions. Okay, while it is true that there is no such thing as a stupid question, there certainly are stupid people, and if somebody is going to ask Mr Nonsense why he is sleeping in a boat, then that particular person deserves a stupid answer.
The thing is that this book is all about being yourself. So, you like sleeping in a boat then go ahead and sleep in a boat – don't let anybody make you feel stupid and peculiar because, well, the person who insists of doing everything that everybody else does because society expects you to behave in a certain way is more likely the stupid person. Sure, people don't go into a nightclub and read a book, but that doesn't mean you can't go into a nightclub and read a book. People also, well, actually when it comes to food it is amazing the lengths that people go to be different, and there are certainly a lot of cafes out there that try to cater for that which is out of the orindary. So, I guess the moral here is just be yourself and don't let anybody think you are peculiar.
However I do have a problem with the yellow snow.
June 25, 2021
J’aime bien la collection des Monsieur/Madame. Un mélange de nostalgie et d’humour simple qui me plait bien. Celui-ci touche encore plus à l’absurde que d’habitude et c’est d’ailleurs la raison qui fait que je l’ai autant aimé.
May 9, 2020
Another family night with Roger
November 27, 2017
One of my favorite Mr Men books, as Mr Nonsense is living the type of life I dream of. He lives in a tree house with a unique decorating style, right around the corner from his best friend. They appear not to have any responsibilities, and spend all day enjoying each others company. Sign me up! The only drawback is the snow where Mr Nonsense lives is yellow...living in a geographic region where snow is a normal occurrence, yellow snow only means one thing... I would have preferred to have green snow or purple snow or rainbow colored snow in the story...nearly any color snow would have been better than yellow!
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.
June 11, 2022
4 stars
August 9, 2022
i LOVED this.
love the play on colour and shapes as compared to "the norm", smiled throughout the way. i'd like to live in nonsenseland too!
love the play on colour and shapes as compared to "the norm", smiled throughout the way. i'd like to live in nonsenseland too!
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.
May 5, 2010
My kids loved it for the references to Mr Silly, and that is the problem for me - Mr Nonsense is too similar to Mr Silly, with no real discernable plot (although at least there is no walk in the woods in this book!)
It offers a knockabout description of the things the two characters get up to, and there's some hilarity around the falling of snow, but this one left me numb in terms of enjoyment.
It gets three stars on the basis that my children got involved in it, but there are far better Mr Men stories to read.
It offers a knockabout description of the things the two characters get up to, and there's some hilarity around the falling of snow, but this one left me numb in terms of enjoyment.
It gets three stars on the basis that my children got involved in it, but there are far better Mr Men stories to read.
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.
January 10, 2009
Mr. Nonesense is a book I'm certainly not going to mind reading to William. It's very entertaining, and I can't wait for him to be patient enough to sit down for me to read it to him! I think number 33 of the Mr Men books is better than Mr. Sneeze and the earlier ones I've read.
April 23, 2008
Fun read-aloud series - with a moral.
June 16, 2008
A load of nonsense, naturally.
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May 2, 2012IF YOUR A BIT OF A TROUBLE MAKER YOU WILL LOVE MR NONSENSE, I RECCOMEND THIS TO ALL THE SILLY SAUSAGES IN THE WORLD
April 22, 2015
I liked the story line.
July 17, 2015
Ace! I want to sleep in a rowing boat too.
December 29, 2016
I did not like this book because I do not like to make things nonsense. I also did not like this book because Mr. Nonsense was very nonsensical.
January 17, 2018
This book is very silly and funny.
It is about a nonsense person who is living in Nonsense Land.
It is about a nonsense person who is living in Nonsense Land.
December 31, 2018
The Mr Men Marathon continues and if you think this is complete nonsense well I resemble that remark and you are totally correct - well at least this time as we hit up Mr Nonsense. Nonsense surely not! No nonsense my good cove it is Mr Nonsense and he is equally as entertaining as his other cohorts in misterland. Keep going Mr men marathon I have the stamina!!
January 6, 2025
The book was a nonsensical and enjoyable read. I also liked how it highlighted the friendship between Mr. Nonsense and Mr. Silly, showing that everyone can find friendship if they just decide to be themselves.
November 5, 2019
Being nonsensical and silly can be outright fun. And it could be an adventure. So let’s put on our silly faces and brace the draughts.
January 4, 2020
I get that the book is titled Mr. Nonsense and therefore the book is bound to be, well nonsense, but it was rather a pointless read really.
February 3, 2020
Yellow snow means something different now from when I first read this book.
February 16, 2020
6 year old says... It's really funny.
40 year old says... Agreed.
40 year old says... Agreed.
November 7, 2020
This story is a bit random compared to the other Mr. Men and Little Miss. I didn’t like the character much or the story, which confused my nephews to no end with the yellow snow.
November 15, 2020
If you are having a bad day, this is just the sort of nonsense you need to life your mood. It makes no sense but allow yourself to be dashed with the bold, colourful illustrations.
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