Jane Devlin

Hattie loves being bad and stirring up trouble, but when she realizes that being bad comes with a price, she decides to change her old ways and becomes good. Soon she realizes that being good isn’t all it has cracked up to be either. This story is humorous and the illustrations flow with it perfectly. It’s a good book to read with children or students when talking about behavior and choices. For an older group it allows them to weigh options and discuss the compromises of being good and show more bad. I really enjoyed this book and think it did a good job presenting this massage in a funny humorous and entertaining way. show less

I'm not a fan of books about unredeemed little brats being naughty for naughty's sake, though I did get a chuckle out of the "underpants" moment.

Grownups want Hattie to be good, but she'd prefer to be bad. This is a fun book for kids to read, seemingly without too deep of a message. After reading about Hattie's behavior, parents can talk to their children about how to find a balance between behaving and having fun.

Hattie thought being good was boring. She couldn't get dirty and she had to go to bed early, so she decided to be bad. Parents didin't like how she was bad and wouldn't let their children play with her. So Hattie decides to be good, so good that she wins an award, but then she doesn't have any friends because she shows them up. What is Hattie to do? Grades K - 3.