The Bad Child's Book of Beasts

The Bad Child's Book of Beasts is an amusing and obedience-minded novel for children who just cannot seem to behave. Hilaire Belloc writes in support of tired parents everywhere. Excerpt: «Child! do not throw this book about; Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out! Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. Child, have you never heard it said That you are heir to all the ages? Why, then, your hands were never made To tear these beautiful thick pages!»