{"product_id":"cautionary-tales-for-children-isbn-9780151007158","title":"Cautionary Tales For Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Invaluable to Gorey-ites.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses.\"--\u003cem\u003ePrint Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889805750501,"sku":"NP9780151007158","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780151007158.jpg?v=1730231942","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cautionary-tales-for-children-isbn-9780151007158","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}