Little Miss Naughty

Roger Hargreaves's Little Miss Naughty introduces a character who delights in playing tricks on everyone she meets. Her pranks may amuse her, but the people around her experience the inconvenience and frustration she leaves behind. The pattern continues until Mr. Impossible decides that ordinary complaints will not change her behavior and answers her with an impossible trick of his own.

The picture book builds its comedy through repetition, visual timing, and a clear chain of action and response. Little Miss Naughty's name tells readers what to expect, yet the story also invites them to notice the difference between laughing with someone and making someone else the object of the joke. Mr. Impossible's intervention changes the balance because he can surprise the habitual prankster.

For shared reading, pause over the illustrations and ask what each character knows before a trick occurs. The simple structure supports discussion of consequences without turning the story into a lecture. This overview identifies the central behavior and Mr. Impossible's challenge while leaving the precise counter-prank and Little Miss Naughty's final reaction for the book.