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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.

Cautionary Verses

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    A Paperback / softback by Mr Hilaire Belloc, B. T. B., Quentin Blake

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Publication Date: 03/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9780241378908, 978-0241378908
      ISBN10: 0241378907
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

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