Mr. Mischief: A Spot of Trouble

Mr. Men New Library

by Roger Hargreaves (Creator), Adam Hargreaves

He's always pulling naughty pranks until he meets up with a wise old Wizard and gets a taste of his own medicine!

31 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 1998

About the author

Roger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of more than 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Mischief has the measles and must spend his week in bed. He thinks he can spread them to Mr. Happy and it will spread all over town. This is not mischief, this is dastardly. Wanting people to get sick is pretty evil in my view. Lucky for our town, Mr. Happy has had them and this makes Mr. Mischief feel bad. I have to say, I am no fan of Mr. Mischief. Do no harm is my motto and that could certainly be harmful.

Written by his son Adam Hargreaves. Our family is a fan.

[Kalem · Rating 3 out of 5]

i like it it will be a good looking book for my son i just can tell by the cover

[Wjanajnajqm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Usually the non-moralistic books of the Mr. Men franchise are miles better but this one is just plain awful. Mr. Mischief is practically setting up a murder, what the hell? When I first saw the book cover I thought he was painting chickenpox on himself to pretend he caught it because that's a popular trope in kids' media but no, the plot is him trying to give everyone the measles for no reason. That can be dangerous, it's a very good thing Mr. Happy had already caught it before.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not mischievous, it is downright horrible and nasty. I was expecting something cheeky or slightly troublesome, not vindictive.

[Roland · Rating 3 out of 5]

And with this book Mr Mischief becomes the worst person in all of Mr Men land.

[Shahrun]

Mr Mischief is a rather nasty soul. Thankfully his scheming plans don’t amount to anything this time. The illustrations were amazing!

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandchildren love the Mr Men books and this extra story was given when one of them had measles. He thought it funny and it was easy to read.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this hits differently reading this in 2025. I know it's fiction, but it still feels...unsettling to be seemingly blasé about measles :/