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Cautionary Tales for Children
by Edward Gorey
from Harcourt
Known as a central figure in English literature, Hilaire Belloc produced a number of stunning, funny, and clever admonishments for children. The tales in this volume, illustrated by the inimitable Edward Gorey, contain instructive lessons for almost everyone.
For those children prone to wandering off from their caretakers, there is the story of a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion." Those known to stretch the truth will hardly be comforted by the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death." And as for those of us--and our children--who tend to the vainglorious, there is the sobering tale of Godolphin Horne, "who was cursed with the sin of pride and became a boot-black."
Witty, brilliant, and strikingly irreverent.
For those children prone to wandering off from their caretakers, there is the story of a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion." Those known to stretch the truth will hardly be comforted by the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death." And as for those of us--and our children--who tend to the vainglorious, there is the sobering tale of Godolphin Horne, "who was cursed with the sin of pride and became a boot-black."
Witty, brilliant, and strikingly irreverent.
The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
Humorous and cautionary verses about such animals as the whale, the polar bear, the frog, the dodo, and the yak.
The Bad Childs Pop-Up Book of Beasts
Bad Childs Book of Beasts and More Beasts for Worse Children and a Moral Alphabet
Cautionary tales for children,: Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years
Hilaire Belloc's the Yak, the Python and the Frog: A Picture Book Production
Appraises in rhyme various aspects of the yak, the python, and the frog.
The bad child's book of beasts
Matilda Who told Lies
Meet Matilda, whose unfortunate habit of lying leads her to an unusually unfortunate fate. Grinning, sneering, and smirking, Matilda is the timeless sister of the boy who cried wolf in this hilarious Victorian cautionary tale with deliciously wicked two-color illustrations.
The yak, the python, the frog
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