It all started with a tickle. Roger Hargreaves’ son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like. In response, Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere and tickle anyone. The idea that a tickle could be a character in its own right sparked an idea in Roger’s mind.

Roger was a successful copywriter but he wanted to do something that would enable him to work from home and spend more time with his four children…

Dec 31, 1985
Cover of Monsieur Avare

Monsieur Avare

Feb 1, 1985
Cover of I am a Book

I am a Book