Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Ian Basil Gawaine, Lord
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_Tales_for_Children
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"Cautionary Tales for Children" by Hilaire Belloc is a children's book published in 1907. This darkly humorous collection parodies the Victorian-era moral tales that warned children against bad behavior. Written in rhyming couplets, eleven tales follow unfortunate children who meet exaggerated, often fatal consequences for their misdeeds—from Jim, eaten by a lion, to Matilda, burned for lying. The poems satirize upper-class Victorian society while delighting readers with their wickedly entertaining mix of macabre humor and moral instruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
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