Little Miss Shy
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Book No.
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9
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Release Date
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1 September 1981
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Little Miss Shy is the ninth book in the Little Miss series by Roger Hargreaves.
About her[]
- Colour: Blue
- Shape: Oval
- Gender: Female
- Hair: Black stringy hair
- Personality: Bashful, Reluctant, Modest, Unassuming, Timid, Cowardly, Unconfident, Frightened
- Family: None
- Friends: Mr. Quiet, Little Miss Giggles, Little Miss Brave, Little Miss Splendid, Mr. Jelly, Mr. Worry, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Wrong, Mr. Strong, and some of the characters
- Rivals: Mr. Grumpy, Little Miss Trouble, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Naughty, Mr. Clumsy, Mr. Rude, Little Miss Bossy, Mr. Noisy, Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Greedy and Mr. Snooty, Mr. Mean
- Occupation: Varies
- Species: Shaped Human
- Likes: Being quiet, Mr. Quiet.
- Dislikes: Seeing people (the most)
- Job: Being timid and shy
- Voice Actresses: Pauline Collins (1983), Jill Shilling (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Alyson Court (US dub)
Story[]
Little Miss Shy is frightened by the thought of having to interact with people and hardly goes out. She grows her own food in the garden and lives in Thimble Cottage far away from anyone. One day she receives an invitation to a party held by Mr. Funny. She can hardly make up her mind over her excitement and fear if she will go or not. Pondering for days, she sobs in her chair as she just cannot get herself to go. Mr. Funny, expecting such, arrives at her doorstep to come take her to the party. Everyone attending pay attention to her and she feels gradually more comfortable and has tons of fun. Also attending is Mr. Quiet who tells her he used to be shy like her. She does not believe it but without further ado invites him for tea the next day. Mr. Quiet, repeating her every word to make the invitation dawn upon him, increasingly becomes redder and eventually faints.
International publications & translations[]
This is a list of alternate titles for this book being published internationally.
- Madame Timide (French)
- Unsere Susi Schüchtern (German)
- Juffertje Verlogen (Dutch, 1986)
- Mevrouwtje Verlegen (Dutch, 2011)
- Doña Tímida (Spanish)
- 害羞小姐 (Hàixiū Xiǎojiě; Taiwan/China)
- גברת ביישנית (Gvéret Baishanít; Hebrew)
- Fröken Feimin (Icelandic)
- Η Κυρία Ντροπαλή (Greek)
- Utangaç Küçük Hanım (Turkish, 1998)
- Küçük Bayan Utangaç (Turkish, 2017)
- 부끄럼양 (Bukkeureom-yang; Korean)
- 怕羞小姐 (Paa³ sau¹ Siu² ze²; Cantonese)
- خانم کوچولوی خجالتی (Xânom Kučulu-ye Xejâlati; Persian, Gohar Danesh/Avae Andisheh)
- کمرو خانم (Kamro Xânom; Persian, Ghadiyani)
- مكسوفة هانم (Mukusūfa Hānim; Arabic, 2007)
- الآنسة خجولة (Al-ʾĀnisatu Ḵajjūla; Arabic, 2014)
- Госпођица Стидљивица (Gospođica Stidljivica; Serbian)
- Lille Frøken Genert (Danish)
- Lille Frøken Sjenert (Norwegian)
- はずかしがりやちゃん (Hazukashigari-ya-Chan; Japanese)
- Senhora Tímida (Portuguese)
- Mała Wstydnisia (Polish)
List of characters[]
This is a list of characters that appear in the "Little Miss Shy" story.
- Mr. Funny
- Mr. Quiet (Was light brown in the book but was green instead of light brown on TV) (also on cover, saying "Hello.")
- Postman
- Mr. Strong (on TV)
- Mr. Greedy (on TV, offers her cake)
- Mr. Tickle (on TV, offers her a drink in his roundabout way)
- Mr. Mischief (on TV makes her jump with a noisy party blower)
- Mr. Dizzy (on TV, gives her a party hat)
- Mr. Small (Spoke on TV, didn't speak in book)
Pictures Only[]
Title character other appearances[]
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
Books[]
- Little Miss Magic (mentioned in this book and also appears right before she had her own story)
- Little Miss Show-Off
- Little Miss Loud
- Little Miss Brave
- Little Miss Shy And The Fairy Godmother
- Mr. Men - Adventure with Superheroes
- Mr. Noisy and the Giant (cameo)
- Mr. Men - The Christmas Party
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Go To The Festival
- Mr. Men Little Miss - The Easter Bunny
- Mr. Men go to the Zoo
- Little Miss Shy and the Twins
- The Jumble Sale
- Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show
- Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food
- Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love
- Little Miss Sunshine on a Rainy Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Worries
- Mr. Men - Adventure in Magicland
- Mr. Men go Swimming
- Mr. Men in Canada
- Little Miss Sunshine on a Rainy Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Secret Santa
- Mr. Men and Little Miss - Kindness Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Find Calm (cameo)
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Be Yourself
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Sharing
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King
- Little Miss Shy's Marvellous Marbles
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Caring
- My First Mr. Men Shapes
Television[]
- Little Miss Shy (TV)
- Little Miss Magic (TV)
- Mr. Uppity's Big House (TV)
- He.... Hello Little Miss Shy (TV)
- Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair (TV)
- Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Bump Has an Accident (TV, cameo)
- Hello, Pizza Express? (Mr. Busy) (TV, mentioned)
- Mr. Tickle Saves the Day (TV)
- Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat (TV)
- Mr. Impossible's Lesson (TV)
- A Rival for Little Miss Somersault (TV)
- Little Miss Late Finally Catches Up (TV)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV)
- Little Miss Trouble and the Magic Paint (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Small's Big Dream (TV, cameo)
- A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Clever's Invention (cameo on the australian dvd cover)
- Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea-town (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV, cameo)
- Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV, cameo)
- It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet (TV, cameo)
- Mr. Clever Flies His Kite (cameo on the Delta VHS Cover)
- A New House For Mr. Wrong (TV, cameo)
- The Christmas Letter (cameo on the delta vhs cover)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス[]
Trivia[]
- She only dislikes Mr. Snooty because he hurts her feelings when he told her to not bother saying hello.
- She loves animals and isn't shy when she stands up for them. This was most evident with Balthazar the Lion in "He...Hello Little Miss Shy".
- Even though Little Miss Shy is the ninth book in the Little Miss series, she is placed tenth in the Little Miss Library, between Little Miss Magic and Little Miss Splendid which were the eighth and tenth books in the Little Miss series respectively, though they are respectively placed ninth and eleventh in the Little Miss Library.
- Little Miss Shy is often shipped with Mr. Quiet by the fans.
- Little Miss Shy's favourite sandwiches are banana & honey.
- Little Miss Shy is very talented at marbles.
- Despite her shy tendencies, she has a very loud mind. Meaning, she has great ideas and interesting thoughts, but she's too shy to share them.
- Little Miss Shy's voice in the 1997 dub of Mr. Men and Little Miss is similar to that of Minnie Mouse's. She shares this trait with Little Miss Tiny.
- Little Miss Shy's best friend is Little Miss Giggles[1]
- In "Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show," Little Miss Shy's talent is revealed to be hand puppetry.
- In "Mr. Men Little Miss - Caring," Little Miss Shy reveals that her ideal birthday would include her having a long bubble bath, reading a good book, and enjoying a cup of tea and some chocolate.
- Little Miss Shy loves playing card games. Her favorite card games are Patience and Solitaire
- Moral: Meeting people might be scary at first but they may be very kind and easy to get along with.
- In the Audible audio book series, Blake Harrison gives her a Scottish accent.
Counterparts[]
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