01824cam a22003493u 4500 27175 UtSlPG 20260610133624.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 The Bad Child's Book of Beasts Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Child%27s_Book_of_Beasts Release date is 2008-11-06 Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, some images courtesy of The Internet Archive and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Bad Child's Book of Beasts" by Hilaire Belloc is a children's book published in 1896. Through superficially naive verses and playful illustrations, this tongue-in-cheek work offers mock advice to young readers. The poems feature sage-like animals contrasted against dull, self-satisfied humans, creating a witty reversal of typical children's literature. The book became an immediate success, selling 4,000 copies within three months. Its clever verse and memorable style have drawn comparisons to later works like Dr. Seuss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Children's poetry, English Nonsense verses Animals -- Juvenile poetry B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood), 1870-1917 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27175 68084 68084