Bad Little Children's Books: The Sinister Parodies of Classic Children’s Tales

When you think of children's books, you probably picture fairytales filled with innocence and joy. Which they usually are; unless they're part of illustrator Arthur C. Gackley's Bad Little Children's Books collection. Filled with covers of satirical, sinister parodies of innocent kids' books from the mid 20th century, they are politically incorrect, offensive, and oh-so-frickin-funny. Scroll through and unleash the inner bad child inside of you. 

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