The Cowslip; Or, More Cautionary Stories, in Verse

"The Cowslip; Or, More Cautionary Stories, in Verse" by Mrs. (Elizabeth) Turner is a collection of rhyming tales from the 1800s crafted to teach kids about morals. The stories show kids the difference between good and bad through the adventures of different characters, like Miss Jane, who is a kind daughter, and Sammy Smith, who is a very greedy boy. Through its poems, the book makes lessons about honesty, learning, and being nice to animals fun and easy to understand and tries to encourage young readers to become good people by showing them the results of their actions in an entertaining way.