Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mini Review: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc


Humorous and cautionary verses about such animals as the whale, the polar bear, the frog, the dodo, and the yak.

My Rating:


Thoughts:
This book contains a series of poems that are well written that describe the animals in our world. Children will not only find these tales amusing, but also fun to listen to and repeat due to all the rhyming.

I found the tales to be entertaining and catchy; most made me grin. The illustrations accompanying this text are even more beautiful than the ones found in East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon. Not only are they realistic, but the attention to detail is astounding.


Recommended for children: Any age.






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