by Roald Dahl
First published 1983
Prepare to meet a flying cow, a pig that tricks a farmer, and voracious crocodiles, lions, and anteaters in Roald Dahl's Dirty Beasts. These humorous poems celebrate the amazing and nasty creatures that lurk all around us. From the surprising to the downright grotesque, Dahl's verses delight in the unexpected, the alarming, and the deliciously absurd. Brace yourself for a riotous romp through a world where the normal rules simply don't apply.
Genres: animals, classic-literature, poetry
Vibes: humorous, quirky, whimsical
Tropes: anthropomorphism, unexpected
Period: 20th-century
32 pages · Paperback · Puffin