Precautionary Tales for Grandparents: Some of Which May be Read to the Young for Their Moral Improvement - Hardcover

Muirden, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184024707X ISBN 13: 9781840247077

Publisher: Summersdale, 2008

Synopsis

Inspired by Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children, whimsical and well-observed precautionary tales to amuse grandparents and impart moral guidance Many readers remember with pleasure Hilaire Belloc's humorous and piquant Cautionary Tales. Ever popular since publication in 1940, the moral poems were supposedly for children—but, with their satirical reflections on the state of the nation and the human condition, were also enjoyed by adults. Likewise, these poems for grandparents will also delight their grandchildren. Read about Matilda, who was too truthful to be successful in business, and John, who lost at conkers and gained his father some useful publicity. Whether you grew up reading Belloc or not, this compilation of wit in verse is guaranteed to leave you smiling—and may even teach you a valuable lesson or two.

About this title

About the Author:

James Muirden is the author of 100 Great Brits, The Cosmic Verses, A Rhyming History of Britain, and Shakespeare Well-Versed. David Eccles is the illustrator of Now We are Sixty, The Rhyming Bible, and Shakespeare Well-Versed.

Review:

"Sprightly, witty and utterly delightful, there are poems on animals, children, dubious peers of the realm and even a contemporary alphabet, all possessing the same gentle wit and moral message with a distinctly modern flavour."  —Good Book Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Summersdale
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 184024707X
• ISBN 13: 9781840247077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Eccles David