Little Miss Inventor Is A Badass Engineer Who Will Inspire Kids To Get Into STEM | HuffPost Life

The 36th 'Little Miss' character creates extraordinary inventions.

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A new ‘Little Miss’ character has been added to the series and she’s going to inspire your kids - especially girls - to get inventive.

Little Miss Inventor, the 36 ‘Little Miss’ character, is a female engineer. Her brain is full of ideas, which she turns into extraordinary inventions in a shed at the bottom of her garden. As well as inventing things for herself, she also invents things for her friends, whether it’s a chatter-natter hat for Little Miss Chatterbox or a back-pack-snack-attack fridge for Mr. Greedy.

The new title will launch on International Women’s Day [Thursday 8 March] during British Science Week. Creator Adam Hargreaves said: “I always enjoy creating a brand new character for the series and it was fun coming up with lots of crazy inventions for Little Miss Inventor’s home and silly ones for all her friends. It’s also been nice to write a story that promotes a positive role model to challenge a stereotype, if only in a small way.”

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Alastair McHarrie, licensing director at Sanrio, who produces the books, said: “I always enjoy seeing how people respond to a brand-new character.

“We know how excited our fans will be to meet Little Miss Inventor and [she] is the perfect way for children to get into inventing and science.”

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Little Miss Inventor invents a back-pack-snack-attack fridge for Mr. Greedy.

The creators are hosting an event to celebrate the launch of Little Miss Inventor at The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry on 24 March. The event will be an interactive day for kids, featuring inventions from throughout history, storytelling and talks from the world of invention, science and technology. The aim is to inspire the next generation of little inventors.

The book will be available to buy in bookshops from Thursday 8 March 2018 and is available to pre-order on Amazon now.

Before You Go

World Book Day Books 2018

Oi Goat! By Kes Gray(01 of11)

This rhyming picture book is a follow-on from 'Oi Frog!', where Frog turns into stylist and makes all the animals put on their glad rags for World Book Day. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

My Book About Me By Mr Silly, By Adam Hargreaves(02 of11)

Mr Silly takes it upon himself to write a book about himself, introducing some friends along the way. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

The Baby Brother From Outer Space By Pamela Butchart(03 of11)

When Haroon’s mum brings his baby brother into school, Izzy and her friends are alarmed! The office ladies start squeaking and saying made-up words. He writes strange messages with his blocks and he is caught speaking in an alien language. Is he from outer space? (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories by Michael Bomd(04 of11)

Three classic Paddington Bear stories are brought together for the first time in this special collection for World Book Day. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Nadiya’s Bake Me a Story by Nadiya Hussain(05 of11)

Nadiya and her children share delicious recipes for families to try together, as well as stories to read as a family. It's a combination of storybook and cookbook. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Terry’s Dumb Dot Story: A Treehouse Tale by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton(06 of11)

In this treehouse in the sky, the characters have a marshmallow machine, the world's most powerful whirlpool, a penguin ice-skating rink, a tank full of sharks and a human pinball machine. Follow their adventures. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

The Girl Who Thought She Was a Dog by Clare Balding(07 of11)

A funny story that animal-lovers will warm to, about a young girl who thought she was a dog. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Brain Freeze by Tom Fletcher(08 of11)

A little girl discovers that eating ice cream from her grandfather's old ice-cream truck gives her the power to travel through time. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

The Bolds’ Great Adventure by Julian Clary(09 of11)

Follow hyenas and see how they manage to get from their African safari park onto the plane and off to their new home in England. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Marvel Avengers: The Greatest Heroes by Alastair Dougall(10 of11)

The book explores children's favourite Marvel Comics characters including Black Panther, Captain America, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch and many more. What makes the Hulk angry? How does the Wasp shrink to a tiny size? (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

Rugby Roar by Gerard Siggins (IRELAND ONLY)(11 of11)

School is out for summer and Eoin is heading off on the rugby trip of a lifetime, Down Under, to play for the Lions Cubs against the Baby Blacks. (credit:WORLDBOOKDAY)

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