Mr. Brave

Mr. Men #41

by Roger Hargreaves

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Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Humor

32 pages, Paperback

Published September 29, 1997

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

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like getting to meet so many of the newer characters Roger came up with. A ton of characters make an appearance in this story. I haven’t meet Miss Somersault before and she looks zany.

I like that we see Mr. brave seems a little scared and he faces a task anyway. Being brave is about having fear and not letting fear stop you. This book gets that concept just right, I think.

The nephew enjoyed seeing all the characters in one frame. He could name just about all of them. He thought this was a pretty good book and gave this 3 stars.

[Mark Rice · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I read this book as a child, something about it troubled me, but I couldn't put my finger on what. It wasn't the main character's nerdy appearance; he doesn't look like the sort of valiant hero who'd jump in front of a speeding train to untie a loved one from the track. Appearances can be deceptive, though. In the depths of my mind, the question of why Mr Brave's name wasn't appropriate nagged at me for decades. Until now. I found my stash of Mr Men books, re-read them and everything became clear. Upon reading Mr Brave as an adult, I realised exactly why his nomenclature is wrong: he's actually Mr Pussy-whipped. Sure, he wants to be brave, but doesn't everyone? Mr Brave is so worried about being late for tea at Little Miss Bossy's house that he can't relax enough to enjoy any courageous exploits. This plotline does touch upon a universal human truth: men whose significant others are joyless tyrants with fiery tempers often can't relax, as they live in perpetual fear of their next bollocking. But surely a true Mr Brave wouldn't be party to such fears? Wouldn't he shrug his shoulders at Little Miss Bossy, flip up a middle finger and tell her to stick her bratty attitude up her arse? Now that would be brave!

As well as being under the thumb, Mr Brave displays signs of serious mental derangement. En route to the unbearable Little Miss Bossy's house, he encounters Mr Messy, who has fallen into a river. Mr Brave helps him out. Fair enough. Pretty brave, in fact. His behaviour becomes incomprehensible, however, when he discovers Little Miss Somersault, a beautiful leggy blonde who wants to play with him (her exact words). Now any sensible red-blooded Mr Man, when faced with a proposition like that, wouldn't need to be asked twice. But what does Mr Brave do? You guessed it - he panics and rushes away before any real action happens, leaving the gorgeous Little Miss Somersault gagging for it! Legging it towards Little Miss Bossy's house and an undoubted boot in the balls, Mr Brave stumbles upon Little Miss Trouble. The chubby redheaded minx has 'a very naughty idea' (her exact words). What does Mr Brave do? Does he jump on the filthy wee redhead and get up to all kinds of naughtiness? No. Instead, the idiot blurts out that he's late for Little Miss Bossy then sprints away without having indulged in even a little mischief with the buxom temptress.

So let's recap. The so-called Mr Brave meets a gorgeous blonde gymnast with legs up to her armpits. She asks him to play with her. He runs away. He then meets a cute little redhead who has a very naughty idea. He runs away again. Why does he do this? Is he sprinting towards the open arms (and legs) of a seductress more stunning than Little Miss Somersault and Little Miss Trouble combined? His ultimate woman with a sparkling smile, loving demeanour, lusty sexual appetite and knockout personality? No. He's running towards a torn-faced harpy who can't wait to give him an ear-bashing and a kick in the cojones. While this is arguably a little bit brave, it's a big bit stupid.

A better name would be Mr Needs-to-Get-a-Clue.

[Aidan Ashby · Rating 5 out of 5]

An epic tale of love, sacrifice and redemption. Mr Brave will sweep you up in this olympian odyssey of adventure across the park to the house of Miss Bossy, facing friend, foe and trecherous felony alike with utterly compelling bravery.
A must-read for ages 3-5.

[Rolf · Rating 1 out of 5]

All of the messages in this book stink. The whole premise of a girl being called “Little Miss Bossy,” the idea that being afraid means you aren’t brave-it all stinks.

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hardly ever review children's' picture books, mainly because I get through so many of them, reading them to my son. But I felt inspired here.

Mr Brave is the first of the posthumous Mr Men books by Roger Hargreaves. Hargreaves died in 1988, two years before it published. The previous Mr Man book, Mr Slow, had published 12 years earlier. Mr Slow is a good one, and so the series had ended on a high.

What followed was inferior. Mr Brave, typical of the posthumous Mr Men books, swaps plot and wit for a supporting cast of other Mr Men and, in this case, Little Misses. Worse, Mr Brave just doesn't make sense: is it brave to be scared of being late for tea with your bad-tempered friend? Braver to be late, or even to stand her up.

I'm giving it two stars and not one because Little Miss Somersault is an intriguing character and because the book actually made me think about the meaning of the word 'brave'. Is brave not being scared, or is brave still doing something despite being scared, if you think it's the right thing to do? I should probably look it up in a dictionary.

[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.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr Brave is small but very brave. Which proves good things come in small packages.

[Danielle Palmer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mr Brave has the misfortune of having a given name that does not suit him, like a three legged dog named Lucky, or a gigantic man named Tiny.

[Christine Meunier · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amusing ending to this one.

[jiawen · Rating 3 out of 5]

enjoyed how the idea of bravery was discussed, but it did feel a little rushed :-/ not a bad story though! just not really my kind of thing

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite like how this book was done. Being brave isn’t the same thing as being stupid.

[Godzilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel slightly bad only giving this two stars, but I guess I'm brave enough to do it.

Even my children noticed the distinct lack of plot and bravery on show!

The only brave thing about this is the decision to publish and tarnish an otherwise excellent range of books (of the ones we've read so far).

Perhaps the character is brave for wearing a hat like that, and there is a slightly ironic choice of colour for him given his alleged lack of cowardice.

My children were more captivated by the idea of Little Miss Somersault to be honest.

[William Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being brave is hard to do, to me, especially. When I get up to present, even with as much practice, I would always that shivering in my legs. Mr. Brave, on the other hand, was able to do these things with ease. He helped many people scared, and guided them down. But even as brave as he is, he does have a weakness. He isn't really, really brave. Mentioned in one scene, he felt scared too! Which in my opinion, should have been normal. As brave as you can be, you will be scared if you are almost certain that disaster is about to strike.

[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.

[Wayne Farmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read all the Mr. Men books in sequence you definitely notice a sudden change where the original Mr. Men books ended and the new ones begin. The writing in this one really wasn't as good as the previous ones - something missing but I can't quite put my finger on it. Also the book was suddenly full of Little Misses when they hadn't once appeared in the previous books and it was a bit jarring. On top of this the pictures weren't as good and again seemed to lack something in their appeal.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another day another Mr Men read, perhaps if we said that instead of another day another dollar the world would be afar more contented place. Imagine if every work place said start the day with reading a Mr men book what great incentive to go to work!!! Mr Always turn up to work would become the norm!! Ah I love Mr Men!

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I like being brave. I also enjoyed this book because Mr. Brave was very very brave. I also enjoyed this book because Mr. Brave also crossed a rope connecting two trees that was almost broken. And he wasn't even scared.

[τλιϓλ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to say he's truly a brave ^_^

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Mr Brave” - Despite Little Miss Trouble's attempts to publicly shame Mr Brave, his courage exceeds his tiny frame and gains the respect of everybody.

[Mael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about one of the many Mr Men. Judging by the cover, you would think that he IS brave. But is he?

[Ella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr Men is simply good

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mr. Brave struggles to live up to his name while on his way to tea at Little Miss Bossy’s House.

This story introduce the idea that bravery isn’t the absence of fear. As House Stark is found of saying, the only time someone can be brave is when s/he is afraid.

True to life, there is a character — in this case Little Miss Naughty — who seizes the opportunity to publicly humiliate someone. Most of us will have experienced this at one time or another since the world is filled with the kind and unkind alike, and this incident will allow readers to reflect upon their own experience.

Mr. Brave, however, is able to outmaneuver Little Miss Naughty. And the reaction of the other Mr Men and Little Miss character actually change Little Miss Naughty’s mind, providing the slight twist, jab, or joke that concludes each Mr Men and Little Miss story.

[Slow Man · Rating 3 out of 5]

We can be brave for very different things. In comparison, we can appear to be more brave in certain things than others. I don’t now how to rate this book about Mr Brave except that Roger is pretty brave to include a really average story.

[Dan Boughen · Rating 4 out of 5]

6 year old says... Lol Mr brave definitely is late for miss bossys house lolol


40 year old says... Mr Brave looks like one of my friends, which is weird because he neither wears a cap or glasses. He is my hero though, and is one of the bravest damn people I've ever met.

[Sandeep Menapravan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I want to read

[Shahrun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated adventure with Mr Brave and friends.

[Danny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great. Again, I said that. Thanks for thanks for nonsense haha

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nostalgic for me and funny for the kids.

[Devarsi Majumder]

simple read and fun time reading

[Roland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good on him for not putting up with that attempt to humiliate him.