巴貝‧柯爾是一位受大小朋友喜愛的繪本作家與畫家，其所創造出的頑皮公主形象更深據人心。本文將從巴貝‧柯爾的頑皮公主系列，《頑皮公主不出嫁》、《頑皮公主萬萬歲》、《頑皮公主不上學》等三本繪本來談論繪者隱藏在圖畫書中的自由意象，看巴貝‧柯爾透過何種繪畫風格來形塑頑皮公主的自由意識，在她筆下所塑造出的公主具有何種形象及自我意識。研究中發現，巴貝‧柯爾利用圖像上水彩、鉛筆等媒材的使用，使圖畫表現出更流暢、輕快、奔放、自由的效果，凸顯繪畫風格的特殊性，藉此來傳達頑皮公主的自我意識及的自由意象；也透過雙方相對的高度傳達出對權力的掌握，藉以來呈現頑皮公主擁有較高的心理地位；而圖畫上框線的設計限制了自我的意識，更直接與頑皮公主的自由意念有關。此外，巴貝‧柯爾也透過頑皮公主的外貌、穿著設計及個人的興趣喜好來傳達女性的自我意識。在圖畫書中，畫家除了表層的顛覆、幽默外，還有更深一層隱藏在圖畫書中所追求自由意象。

Babette Cole is an English children's writer and illustrator. The image of the naughty princess which was created in the Princess Series makes an especially deep impression in reader's mind. This study aims to discuss free images hidden in picture books by authors by examining Babette Cole's ”Princess Series”, which includes ”Princess Smartypants”, ”Long Live Princess Smartypants”, and ”Princess Smartypants Breaks the Rules”. We analyzed what kind of painting styles Babette Cole used to construct Princess Smartypant's consciousness of freedom, as well as what kind of images and consciousness of freedom the protagonist was equipped with. The study found that Babette Cole made her illustrations more fluent, light, wild, and free through the usage of watercolor. On the other hand, the author performed the different heights of composition to show the different levels of power and presented Princess Smartypants which a higher psychological status. The design of the frame in the pictures limited self-consciousness, directly connecting with the free will of Princess Smartypants. Furthermore, Babette Cole also conveyed the female self-consciousness by illustrating the appearance, clothes, personal interests, likes and dislikes of Princess Smartypants. In these picture books, the author not only presented surfaced subversion and humor, but deeper pursuits were also hidden in picture books in the form of free image.