Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise join ranks of the Mr Men and Little Misses

Top-hatted liar and pink-haired character who never knows what the day will bring are added to classic series of children's books

Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise will become the latest characters to feature in the beloved Mr Men picture book series.

More than 50 years since Mr Tickle, the first title in the series, was published, the books will join the classic range this autumn. The new books have been written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves, who took over the running of the Mr Men and Little Miss cartoon empire after the death of his father, Roger Hargreaves, in 1988.