“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
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“we were surprised to find Ludwig Bemelmans refers to the idiom of the bad hat, and the story is really about the Spanish Ambassador's rambunctious boy” vegbooks.org · 15 years ago “To make the point that Pepito is a
Pepito 's behavior eventually leads to a disastrous encounter with a pack of dogs while he is attempting another prank involving a cat. He is injured and must be rushed to the hospital, where he is treated by Doctor Cohn . Bemelmans goes overboard