Little Miss Late and Mr Grumpy from the Little Miss Collection Roger Hargreaves

Old school Little Miss and Mr Men Books, one the first few characters from the 80's. Great addition to any kids book shelf Little Miss Late is late for everything, and can't find a job. She tries to work in a bank, but by the time she gets there, the bank has closed. She tries to be a secretary for Mr. Snooty, but he goes home late. The job she gets is as a servant for Mr. Lazy. Because Mr. Lazy does everything much later than most people due to being lazy, this lines up perfectly with Little Miss Late, as she does everything later as well. One summer evening at Crosspatch Cottage, Mr. Grumpy was in his home. He picks up one book, but because he can't stand books, he tears out all of the pages from it, and he pulls up any flowers growing in his garden the following morning. Mr. Happy threads into Mr. Grumpy's garden unbeknownst how bad his temper is. Upon addressing it, Mr. Grumpy stamps on his foot and slams the door behind the stranger. Mr. Happy requests the help of Mr. Tickle to teach Mr. Grumpy a lesson. They stalk him during his routine of going shopping and whenever Mr. Grumpy is unkind towards anyone, Mr. Tickle makes him jump with a tickle. Eventually when facing Mr. Happy a second time, Mr. Happy delightedly tells him that if he was less grumpy that he wouldn't have that funny feeling that has been following him all day. With that, Mr. Grumpy has learnt his lesson and is no longer grumpy. When he picks up a book, he only tears out one page.