Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Villains

Ah, villains! You vile creatures! Let's celebrate our favorite kids' books villains this week...


Shrek by William Steig


No, David! by David Shannon


Hank the Cowdog #8: The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse by John R. Erickson


The Monster at the End of This Book


Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss


The BFG by Roald Dahl


Chancy and the Grand Rascal by Sid Fleischman


Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems


The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey


Rotten Island by William Steig




Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.    
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24 comments:

  1. Jessica @ a GREAT readSeptember 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM

    OOh nice picks! I always forget that Shrek was a book too! I feel like I see it when I watch the movie but then I forget to look it up by the movie's end! Lol. Great picks!


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  2. David M. Gascoigne,September 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM

    I chuckled at the one showing, “No, David!” I think those words have been uttered to me a few times - and not only in childhood!

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  3. Rosie AmberSeptember 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM

    Some good ones here!
    At least I could sleep at night after reading villains such as these!
    Here's a link to my post
    https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/%f0%9f%93%9atoptentuesday-villains-favourite-best-worst-creepiest-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-booktwt/

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  4. Karis DeHavenSeptember 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM

    I was just thinking about The Monster at the End of This Book the other day!

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  5. TinaSeptember 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM

    Awww...poor Shrek. He wasn't so bad in the movie, in my opinion. Great set of titles for the theme.

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  6. Stephen @ Reading FreelySeptember 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM

    Had no idea Shrek began as a book!

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  7. LydiaSeptember 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM

    I didn’t know there was a Shrek book. Cute! Thanks for stopping by earlier. :)

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  8. JeanieSeptember 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM

    I wonder if the boys had any of these!

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  9. Dorothy BordersSeptember 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM

    I remember several of those from my daughters' childhoods. I remember that "Green Eggs and Ham" was a particular favorite and I often had to read more than once at bedtime. Sweet memories.

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  10. Ashley SappSeptember 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM

    Great list! I loved the Hank the Cowdog books when I was a kid. :D

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  11. bibliophilebreeSeptember 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM

    I totally forgot about that David book - just had a flashback to my childhood.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM

    I love your idea of villains in children’s books! ~Carol @ ReadingLadies

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  13. YvonneSeptember 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM

    Great list! I, too, didn't realize Shrek had been a book. Great idea for villains.

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  14. Captivated ReaderSeptember 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM

    You can't go wrong with anything written by Roald Dahl!!

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  15. MeezCarrieSeptember 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM

    The Monster at the End of This Book is such a nostalgic read from my childhood! My TTT

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  16. Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!September 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM

    There are a lot of memories on this list! Thank you!
    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/the-ps-have-it-ten-titles-starting-with-p/

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  17. Cheryl MalandrinosSeptember 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM

    The Sesame Street book was one of my favorites. I think I still have it here. Dahl was good at villains. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog, Deb.

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  18. CindySeptember 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM

    These are so great!! And fun!

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  19. LaurieSeptember 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM

    I haven't heard of any of these whoops.

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/09/09/top-ten-tuesday-vacation-time/

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  20. Lisa of HopewellSeptember 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM

    Love this! We have so many family jokes from the Shrek movies--my kids were the right age when they came out.

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  21. messymimiSeptember 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM

    What a fun list of villains!

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  22. Anne@HeadFullofBooksSeptember 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM

    Such a fun list.

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  23. SusanSeptember 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM

    I had no idea Shrek was a book. How fun!

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

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  24. Mary KirklandSeptember 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM

    No, David is funny. I'm sure we all had a kid we said this to a few times.

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