Little Miss Inventor: A positive
role model for young girls
Little Miss Inventor is the newest character of the Mr Men and Little Miss book series, the
brainchild of author and illustrator Adam Hargreaves (who is the son of book series creator
for girls.
Roger Hargreaves). He said he created the female scientist character as a positive role model
Pencils and spanners
The 36th Little Miss character has pencils and a spanner nestled in her hair and is described as
"intelligent, ingenious and inventive". The book blurb promises "her brain is full of ideas, which
she turns into extraordinary inventions".
Weird and wonderful inventions
Hargreaves said: "I always enjoy creating a brand new character for the series and it was fun
coming up with lots of crazy inventions for Little Miss Inventor's home and silly ones for all her
friends.
Changing the narrative
Hargreaves dynamic new character aims to encourage young girls to take an interest in becoming
an inventor, a scientist Currently, there is only a small percentage of women who are working in
science, technology, engineering, and maths careers.
Challenging stereotypes
The book telling her story will be released on 8 March 2018 tying in with both International
Women's Day and British Science Week. Hargreaves said: "It's also been nice to write a story
that promotes a positive role model and to challenge a stereotype,
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