The Belloc, Hilaire 1870-1953 creator B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood) 1870-1917 text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Children's poetry, English Nonsense verses Animals -- Juvenile poetry PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27175 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27175 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133624.0 27175