Overview[]
Why Do We Look Like Our Parents? (Pourquoi ressemble-t-on à ses parents ? in French) is a short story about questions and to understand why in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.
It was released in May 1999, and then re-released in 2000.
Summary[]
Mr. Nonsense answers the titular question, saying "Some people say about you: "Oh! She looks so much like her dad!" Or: "Oh! How much he looks like his mom!" Strange! Your dad has a mustache, and you have braids! Your mom is tall and blonde, and you have short brown hair! Strange? Not so much! These people noticed that you only have the same smile as your dad or mom. Normal! Your dad and mom made you together. Each passed on a little bit of themselves to you. For example, your face is round like your dad's, and your hair is curly like your mom's. Sometimes you look more like one than the other. Maybe for your brother or sister, it's the opposite. Strange? That's just how it is! You have, for example, the same eye color, or the same nose shape, or the same..." while sympathizing with the reader.
List of Characters[]
- Mr. Nonsense
- Girl with the same brown hairstyle as Miss Sunshine's in braids with yellow bows in a red sweater
- Girl's father