Little Miss Sunshine by Roger Hargreaves

Little Miss Sunshine Reviews

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  Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥

  This was so cute!
  Do I have to say more? XD
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  Calista

  Miss Sunshine visits Miseryland - a horrible place. Good thing her sunny disposition keeps her from being sent to jail. She turns that frown upside down. Let's hope there is no such place as miseryland; how terrible.
  
  Roger has a gift turning these simple stories into gems. He has created such a fun world. I relate to Miss Sunshine.
  
  My nephew enjoyed this little story. He enjoys these books. He gave it 5 stars.
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  Ken

  Easily the most recognizable of the Little Miss in the series.
  
  The story itself a little different to what I was expecting as most of this tale focuses on the residents of Miseryland, as it's been established that all forms of happiness has been forbidden by the King.
  
  Little Miss Sunshine spots the sign whilst driving back from holiday and becomes curious as to why it's been outlawed.
  
  There's a nice subtle message of questioning why people continue to do things that make them unhappy.
  The King himself had only been following tradition.
  These book are perfect fun ways for kids to learn important life lessons.
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  Lisa

  When you have had the warmest winter ever in Sweden and it is finally snowing, big heavy snowflakes blinding the sky outside your library window: and the calendar tells you it's 13th of May (!), you go back to reading Little Miss Sunshine for silly pleasures...
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  Josh Caporale

  3.5 stars
  
  I enjoyed reading Little Miss Sunshine, even though the book was a little more about her response to a kingdom of misery as oppose to Little Miss Sunshine herself, like many of the Mr. Men stories. I think that in a way, it leaves her character a bit wooden, but at the same time allows her to demonstrate her happy, giggly demeanor among authorities that cannot fathom such a thing. The measures that are taken are quite absurd, but in a way they make so much sense. It was a fun read!
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  David Sarkies

  A Little Ray
  3 February 2019 – Port Fairy
  
  This book seemed to be stuck to the bottom of the collection of Mr Men books that I had dug up from my parents house in order to artificially inflate the number of books that I had read in Goodreads (though, of course, I did read these books when I was much younger, so I guess they do count). Anyway, these Little Miss Books in a way feel like they have simply been tacked on to the end of the Mr Men collection just so the ladies could have a group with which they could relate to. In fact, this is, I believe, the only Little Miss book that I have read, let alone owned.
  
  The story is set in Misery Land, where everybody is basically miserable, and anything to do with happiness is outlawed by the king. Why? Well, I don’t think anybody knows because this is the way things have always been and there is no real reason why one should change it. At least the king is flexible because along comes Little Miss Sunshine to show that things don’t necessarily need to be miserable, and with a stroke of her pen suddenly everybody is happy.
  
  Gee, interesting analogy here, because it seems as if the suggestion is that the old ways, the ones that we are stuck doing because, well, we have always been doing them, is one of the things that makes us miserable. This is especially the case if there is no particular reason why we continue to do things, or at least a reason as to why we do it. Maybe it is because it makes a certain person rich, but it certainly isn’t making us all that rich.
  
  The interesting thing is that change doesn’t need to be all that difficult, as Little Miss Sunshine pointed out. All she needed to do was to change the sign, which was effectively a law pronounced by the king, and of course the king could easily renounce that law. Actually, not necessarily, because the Pope can’t renounce edicts that have been spoken by previous Popes, such as allowing priests to marry. I guess that isn’t all that much of an issue here though, because the King doesn’t jump up and start complaining that Little Miss Sunshine can’t rescind a law that one of the King’s ancient ancestors have put in place.
  
  This is what we call progress, moving on from the past, and getting rid of that baggage that makes us miserable. In fact, notice how people, when they make their way through the city, never seem to have a smile on their face. Well, okay, if they are with somebody, but generally, when people are by themselves they all seem to be miserable. In fact sometimes it feels as if we are living in Miseryland. Maybe it has something to do with the conservatives being in power.
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  Samantha

  Solid 4 stars. One of my favourite Little Miss books.
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  M.M. Strawberry Library & Reviews

  Pretty cute and silly, I read this a long time ago and enjoyed the light-hearted story and illustrations.
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  Nayeli

  This is undoubtedly the most popular Little Miss, if not because of the story then because of the image and the name. Being familiar with other Roger Hargreaves' character stories, I expected something way more simple and straightforward (to explain why this character is such a "sunshine") but the story is actually a bit richer. The inclusion of a fictional land, Miseryland, and its king makes it way better. Oh yeah, the Miseryland worms were my favorite.
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  Heather

  My children love the Little Miss and Little Mister books. Little Miss Sunshine is one of my daughter's favorites. I read it using various voices for the different characters. She especially likes it when Little Miss Sunshine helps the people of Miseryland become happy. These stories are great little lessons for kids.
  
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  Siobhan

  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.
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  Chantal ❤️

  I use these book to help children identity personality traits in their peers. They will often Identify a persona with a friend in the class or at home.
  It's a great conversation starter with kids!
  Always helpful for talking about your feelings as well.
  Like when "how does that make you feel when ...... does this? or do you like it when .... does this?"
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  [ J o ]

  Little Miss Sunshine is very happy, but this book was pretty dull compared to the others.
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  Shirley Revill

  A firm favourite with my children and grandchildren plus the adults of course.
  Who could not love these wonderful books by Roger Hargreaves.
  Recommended.
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  Elene Papazoglou

  ✔️ a book with a weather element in the title 🌞 (thanks Sim you actual ray of sunshine)
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  Gerry

  Considering that 'Little Miss Sunshine' is the subject of this book, it is surprising to discover that the opening sentence in the book is, 'Welcome to Miseryland.' And, as is to be expected by the town's name, everything in it is miserable, indeed it is classed as 'the most miserable place in the world'. For instance birds wake up in the trees crying and even the King of Miseryland sat on his throne all day with tears streaming down his face; 'Oh, I'm so unhappy,' he sobbed.
  
  Then into this atmosphere comes Little Miss Sunshine. She is returning from her holiday where she had a lovely time. She was driving home, whistling happily when she saw a sign saying 'To Miseryland'. As she had never heard of it before, she decided to turn off and visit the town.
  
  What greeted her was a sign declaring'YOU ARE NOW ENTERING MISERYLAND' underneath which were the words 'SMILING, LAUGHING, CHUCKLING, GIGGLING FORBIDDEN by order of the King'.
  
  She arrived at a castle and smilingly asked the soldier on guard if she could see the King. The guard immediately placed her under arrest and when she asked why he explained that she had been smiling.
  
  This led to an encounter between Little Miss Sunshine and the King and she queried the whole concept of Miseryland and explained what needed to be done to make it change. The King at first was unconvinced but then he saw the light and when Little Miss Sunshine left, he was laughing and Miseryland had changed its name. I wonder if you can work out what its new name was?
  
  A lovely little story with a happy and laughter-filled ending [clue to the new name of the town!].
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  Sarah Dorothea

  4 out of 5 stars! ⭐️ There is nothing cuter than Little Miss Sunshine - I loved reading this book. Short synopsis would be: No one could be happier than Little Miss Sunshine but can she change the way things are done in MiseryLand?
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  Bee

  I wasn't one of those kids who grew up reading Mr. Men and Little Miss books, although I recall seeing them in the school library when I was younger.
  I received this as a gift from my sister yesterday; it came with a cute, yellow Little Miss Sunshine mug. Over the years, I've become quite the coffee mug collector.
  This tiny story was inside the package and it instantly brought a smile to my face. I'm one of those who live in a world much like Miseryland...most likely the reason behind why I received this as a gift. Little Miss Sunshine, however, taught me that it doesn't have to always be "doom and gloom" with a little change to your perspective.
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  Alannah Clarke

  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.
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  Laura

  I'm not really sure why I picked up this book. I guess maybe the cover intrigued me because the characters looked familiar. The story was lackluster at best though. It wasn't very engaging. I wouldn't recommend.
  
  *Taken from my book reviews blog:
  http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2012...
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  Rachel Dalton

  I still remember reading this book and all of the Roger Hargreaves books, including Mr. Happy and Little Miss Neat, when I was in first grade. I bought the whole set of these little books to have in my classroom if I am in the primary grades. They all have some sort of a lesson and are fun reads for beginning readers.
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  Sarah

  Although this isn't 'Little Miss Giggles', 'Little Miss Sunshine' is still a giggling, happy character, but the story wasn't really funny to match her personality. This story didn't captivate me as much as some of the other Mr. Men and Little Miss books, but I give it 4 stars seeing it's a children's story and it would probably captivate children.
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  Annabel

  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.
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  Velika

  Got this for Christmas from my Mom. On the inside cover she wrote, "You always make everyone happy, just like a ray from the sun." Aww
  www....... She also got me the shirt, made popular by none other than Miss Britney Spears.
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  Karen

  I was reading this tonight to CC and found myself using a particular cadence as I read. Then I remembered I had the audio of this as a kid and realized I was reading it the same way I used to hear it. I love this little series and I'm so glad I can share it with my kids and they love it, too!
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  Jennie

  Really basic easy readers. It's one of the most popular series in our kid's library, so I finally picked up a few to see what they're all about. I didn't really get the allure, but the kid's are undeniably in love with them.
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  Patty Almasy

  Wow, this really brought me back to my childhood. I had the entire Mr. men and Little Miss series and seeing the cover made me recall snuggling with my mom and our reading pillow. :O)