The BBC has announced that Doctor Who is set to be reimagined as Mr. Men characters with a new book series from Adam Hargreaves, son of Mr. Men creator Roger Hargreaves. The series will include all twelve Doctors, and will get underway in spring 2017 with the release of the first four books, Dr. First, Dr. Fourth, Dr. Eleventh and Dr. Twelfth.
“There’s a sense that since the adult Ladybird books last year, there has been a market for ironic takes and mash-ups from old classics done with a new twist,” said Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller. “This clearly taps into that same market, it’s sort of the perfect Christmas gift book, or in this case Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. With these types of book it’s all to do with getting that combination of humour of nostalgia right.”
Originally published October 13, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
