Cautionary Verses Av Mr Hilaire Belloc

An hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction introduced by Quentin Blake.<br><br>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, <i>Who told lies and was Burned to Death</i> or Jim, <i>Who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion</i>! <br><br>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.