Cautionary Verses

<p>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.</p>