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“To make the point that Pepito is a bad hat, Bemelmans goes overboard, progressing from standard mischief to downright cruelty.” Common Sense Media · 8 years ago

Pepito spends his days making faces at the girls, aiming his slingshot at them, and dressing up as a ghost to scare them. His behavior escalates to animal cruelty; he captures neighborhood animals for his personal "menagerie" and even builds a small, functional guillotine for chickens. bad hat

The most detailed and classic "Bad Hat" story is Madeline and the Bad Hat by Ludwig Bemelmans , published in 1957. In this story, the "bad hat" refers to , the Spanish Ambassador’s son, who moves in next door to Madeline and her classmates in Paris. The Story of Pepito's Transformation “To make the point that Pepito is a