'The Bad Child's Book of Beasts' is a charming little book of short poems about animals, with illustrations by Lord Blackwood (BTB). 
 It is Belloc's style which makes this book unique. It does remind one of Roald Dahl in fact, although 'The Bad Child's Book of Beasts' was written way back in 1896, exactly twenty years before Dahl was born. It is difficult to recommend it to parents nowadays, as its potential of edification (which I believe to be essential in children's literature) for children is marred. It is not the fact that it is politically incorrect as one reviewer pointed out, what can you expect in a book written in the nineteenth century? It is the case that I believe it has become redundant. It can still can be enjoyed, without a doubt, and thanks to its being easily available for free online, it remains a nice taste of Belloc as a writer for any discerning reader, young and adult. 
 Charming, even though it has become redundant as a piece of children's literature.