Top ten menaces in children’s fiction

Steven Butler is the author of The Diary of Dennis the Menace.

At the Guardian he tagged ten top menaces in children's fiction, including:Peter Pan, in Peter Pan by J M Barrie

The ultimate trickster, Pan embodies the very essence of what a good menace is made from. His endless need for adventure, and ruthless determination to get exactly what he wants, crowns him (arguably) as the greatest