Mr Christmas by Roger Hargreaves (Egmont Books)

I can remember very clearly the very first Mr Men book I ever had. It was Mr Snow (another festive Mr Men treat!) and it's so good to see that the Mr Men books are still as wildly popular as ever with children.

You can get both Mr and Little Miss Christmas books, but we managed to snaffle a much sought-after copy of Mr Christmas from our excellent local library.

When the festive triangular Mister gets a frantic phone call from his Uncle (you know the fellah, wears a red suit, very jolly, says "ho ho ho" a lot), he pitches in to help out on Christmas Eve. Soon Mr Christmas finds out just how much work is involved in making sure each and every child gets their presents on time, reindeers are fed, mince pies are munched and Santa's sled is kept in tip top condition.

Mr Men books are absolutely perfect stocking fillers (I love the fact they still do those dinky sized books and now Roger Hargreaves' son, Christopher,  has taken over drawing and writing duties along with his dad there are even more books - and a TV show - than ever before!)

(For older 'kids' I bet you can still remember Arthur Lowe's dulcet tones reading out some of the original books way back in the 70s when they first hit TV, can't you! If not, here's a little reminder below!)


Charlotte's best bit: Mr Christmas and his sparkly decorations!

Daddy's favourite bit: The fact that the Mr Men and Little Miss books are still as popular as ever, and better still - are still great little stories the perfect length for bedtime reading.