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Cautionary Verses

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cautionary Verses
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hilaire Belloc
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780099295310
ClassificationsDewey:821.8
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Illustrations 1

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Red Fox
Publication Date 5 August 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A gorgeous new edition of this hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction! This omnibus of Belloc's stories is a feast of delightful tales told in rhyme - all with a dramatic moral twist in the tail. Are you prone to pulling faces, telling tales or bouts of extravagance? Yes? Then ignore these stories at your peril. If not, you might suffer a fate similar to those described in these cautionary tales.

Author Biography

QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.