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Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for Children | Edward Gorey, Hilaire Belloc
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For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers--from a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," to the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death"--and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein.
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EadieB
EadieB
Cautionary Tales for Children | Edward Gorey, Hilaire Belloc
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Day 24 - #CautionaryTales #CautionaryTalesforChildren #HilaireBelloc #EdwardGorey #NamasteNovember

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Eggs I‘m always a fan of the witty and irreverent🤗🤗📖❤️ 5y
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Waynegjr
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Cautionary Tales for Children | Edward Gorey, Hilaire Belloc
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Cautionary Tales for Children | Hilaire Belloc
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Fun Fact: 3rd graders love the cautionary poetry of Hilaire Belloc, first published in 1907. #PoetryWednesday

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Centique
Centique
Cautionary Tales for Children | Hilaire Belloc
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#rocktober #littlelies

Whenever I think of lies, Matilda comes first to mind. I loved this poem with the glee only 8 year olds can have about characters meeting a dreadful end! So I memorised it and performed it as often as anyone would let me. 😂 My poor parents!

I hope it‘s not too tiny to read!

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Cinfhen I‘m impressed if you memorized all that at 8 🙌🏻💕 7y
Centique @Cinfhen might have been a bit older when I memorised it but I was certainly painful to listen to 😜 7y
BarbaraBB What a fantastic poem and how impressive that you memorized it. Roald Dahl is the best! 7y
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Reggie That ending....I think would have terrified me as a kid. I‘m impressed you memorized it. 7y
Centique @BarbaraBB thanks! It‘s actually by Hillaire Belloc. My mother had his books and no Roald Dahl at all. I didn‘t read Dahl‘s Matilda until this year but I loved it! 7y
Centique @Reggie that‘s so interesting! And look at you now reading the really scary stuff and me being a scaredy cat! 😂🤣 I always liked memorising poems in case there was an emergency and I was suddenly needed on stage or something. Ridiculous child! 😜 7y
BarbaraBB Oh really? I read Matilda and thought this poem would be by Dahl as well. Still great though! 7y
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Bradleygirl
Bradleygirl
Cautionary Tales for Children | Hilaire Belloc
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#blissfulsigh #ghastly This was as ridiculous and amazing as anticipated.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Cautionary Tales for Children | Hilaire Belloc
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3rd grade already read and loved "Jim, Who Ran Away from Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion". The cautionary poems of Hilaire Belloc walk that perfect line between kid friendly and gruesome, and they're great for teaching Author's Purpose. #PoetryWednesday

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kellsbells
Cautionary Tales for Children | Hilaire Belloc
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Delightfully grim poems perfectly matched with Edward Gorey's illustrations. #Gorey4Ever