Roald Dahl’s 1983 poetry collection illustrated by Quentin Blake is Dirty Beasts.
The book contains humorous poems about animals and the mischievous, often absurd situations surrounding them. It was written for children but uses comic menace, exaggerated consequences, and unusual rhymes in a style recognizably associated with Dahl.
Quentin Blake’s illustrations became a major part of the book’s identity. Blake worked with Dahl on numerous later editions and several major titles, helping establish the visual style many readers now associate with Dahl’s stories. Dirty Beasts is a poetry collection rather than a conventional narrative novel.
Dahl also published Revolting Rhymes and Rhyme Stew, both of which can be confused with Dirty Beasts because they are illustrated verse books. The distinction is that Dirty Beasts is specifically organized around animal characters and was first published in 1983.