The Bad Child\'s Book of Beasts is an 1896 children\'s Book written by Hilaire Belloc.
In the book, the animals tend to be sage-like, and the humans dull and self-satisfied.. 1] 2] 3] Illustrated by Basil Temple Blackwood, the superficially naive verses give tongue-in-cheek advice to children.
The Bad Child\'s Book of Beasts is an 1896 children\'s Book written by Hilaire Belloc