© Terry Denton, illustration from The Bad Book, text by Andy Griffiths, Pan Australia, 2004. Pen and watercolour on paper, courtesy of the artist.

Author of The Bad Book, Andy Griffiths, was influenced by Heinrich Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter (shock-headed Peter), which is about a boy who gets up to all sorts of mischief. Andy advises:

‘Setting fire to one’s own body parts is utterly contrary to good sense, good behaviour and the prudent use of matches.’