Mr. Greedy Book

Mr. Greedy is a strange and unusual story. Mr. Greedy somehow ends up in a magic castle of a giant. The giant catches Mr. Greedy and says "greedy by name and greedy by nature." He forces Mr. Greedy to eat a huge meal - which is pretty much a much as Mr. Greedy weighs. Then Mr. Greedy learns his lesson and stops eating so much and loses weight. This is fat shaming and there has been a lot of it in the past. We know now that there are other reasons people can't control their weight.

This almost feels like a little mean spirited to me. I enjoy Mr. Men, but this is not my favorite and it seems more harsh than Roger usually goes in for. I guess one out of 30 you don't care for is pretty good odds.

I didn't think the message in this one was all that great for modern children, so I didn't share this with the kids. I probably should, but I have some friends I'm loyal to and this story would hurt their feelings. So not passing this message along.