Cautionary Verses
No. of pages 352
Published: 2019
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An hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction introduced by Quentin Blake.
If you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignore these poems at your peril or you might suffer the same fate as Matilda, Who told lies and was Burned to Death or Jim, Who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion!
First published over a hundred years ago, Hilaire Belloc's tongue-in-cheek poems of moral instruction for children, with amusing illustrations by B.T.B. and Quentin Blake, are as sharp, funny and memorable as ever.
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was an Anglo-French writer, orator, satirist and historian. Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis are two of Britian's best-loved actors and are award-winning voice actors. QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.
