Mr Men and Little Miss Inspire the Love of Literacy in Year 1

Our Year 1 students were recently introduced to the colourful characters of the Mr Men and Little Miss books as part of their Literacy program. Capturing the hearts and imaginations of our young learners, these books unfold lively stories and illustrations that allow the students to immerse themselves in the tales of their favourite characters.

From the cheerful and optimistic Mr Happy to the adventurous and energetic Little Miss Sunshine, the vibrant personalities of the Mr Men and Little Misses have served as a bridge between literature and our students’ own experiences to foster a richer connection with reading.

To finish their unit, all the students created and wrote about their own characters. Please enjoy some of their stories.

Mr Strong just kept knocking stuff over. He couldn’t help it. For instance, he knocked over 300 things a day. So he thought and thought and thought until he decided he was going to the doctor. So he got the doctor to remove some strength. So now Mr Strong does not bump into stuff.

By Lincoln B (1B)

Little Miss Princess Rainbow tried to turn everyone’s house rainbow! The villagers had an idea to stop her from painting their houses. They took all the colours off her and she only got them back if she promised not to paint their houses anymore. Then she promised not to paint their house but only to paint her house.

By Ava T (1C)

Once upon a time there was a man called Mr Sneaky. In a dark foggy forest he had long legs, short arms and a square body. There was a bear that was cutting down trees so Mr Sneaky snuck up on the bear and stole the axe and thrown it into the ocean! The bear never cut a tree down again thanks to Mr Sneaky.

By Jayden C (1C)

Little Miss Dancer was a small pretty and kind girl. She lived in a small house with a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. She went to dance rehearsal every night at 7pm. The problem was that she wasn’t a very good dancer and everyone made fun of her. But after all of her hard work at dance rehearsal it paid off because now she is good at dancing.

By Scarlet B (1C)

Mr Evil lived in a dark cave. Mr Evil was rich but he was very mean sometimes. One day he met Mr Happy and Mr Happy said to Mr Evil if you ever be mean, I will make your money disappear! Mr Evil saw a kid and the kids ball was stuck on a tall brick wall. The kid asked Mr Evil can you get my ball please? But Mr Evil said no! Then he felt something in his pocket. His money disappeared! But then Mr Evil said yes and his money came back. So Mr Evil was never mean again.

By Jack B (1C)

This is Little Miss Kind. She always has a smile on her face. When Little Miss Kind was walking in the street she met Mr Mean. He was quite the opposite of Little Miss Kind. He never had a smile on his face. Then Little Miss Kind taught him a lesson it was almost 9:00pm and Mr Mean did not like the lesson even though it was to make him less mean he did not like it. She was kind to him every night and he still didn’t like it so she kept trying until he showed up last night to be kind to Little Miss Kind.

By Jessica S (1C)

This story is about Little Miss Smarty Pants. She is thin, a show off but also very mean. One Sunday morning, Little Miss Smarty Pants woke up in her fancy bed. She went down to her kitchen and made a vegemite sandwich and poured some orange juice. Little Miss Smarty Pants went for a drive to the shop. She saw her cousin, Little Miss Smart. Little Miss Smart said Hi but then Little Miss Smarty Pants put up a sign! It said ‘don’t talk to me’ but her cousin couldn’t even read it because it was so fancy so her cousin told her ‘go to a therapist.’ She went to the therapist centre and now Little Miss Smarty Pants can write properly, and everyone can read her writing.

By Anastasia P (1A)

Miss Silly lives in a silly house. It is a stripey polka dot house. Miss Silly loves pranking. She does so many pranks and she loses a lot of her friends. She needs a solution! She thought of a solution. Do you know what it is? It was a very good idea, so she needed all of her friends. She told them and they were so happy. She made a TV show so all of the people could see her funny pranks.

By Jasmine S (1A)