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children’s books as propaganda

It was disappointing that I couldn't catch the upcoming Heartfield exhibition at the Wolfsonion Museum last weekend. But as the museum is preparing for the highly anticipated exhibit, you can take a look at the small display of Indoctrinating Youth, Selections from the Pamela K. Harer Gift of Propaganda Books for Children. On of the most interesting pieces was Roald Dahl’s first story for children and a french title Au lendemain de la Victoire which has flaps to better illustration to a child’s mind the consequences of war. “Using a "before and after" strategy, the designer of this book used drop down flaps to graphically convey war's destructive nature.” —Wolfsonian 
Image posted is from: Cover, The Tremendous Twins, or, How the Boers Were Beaten, 1900 Illustrated by Mary Francis Ames (Nationality and dates unknown) Written by Ernest Fitzroy Ames (Nationality and dates unknown) Published by Grant Richards, London Gift of Pamela K. Harer XC2007.03.17.23 (found on the Wolfsonian library site)