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just the sort of narratives that small folks love, and are designed for retelling in the
kindergarten and home. There are, in addition, three adaptations of well-known tales:

Moufflou, Benjy in Beastland, and The Porcelain Stove, and a poem by Mrs. Wiggin.

SEVEN YEARS OF AGE (p. 50)
To go sailing far away To the pleasant Land of Play; To the fairy land afar Where the
Little People are. STEVENSON.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT
So many, and so many, and such glee. KEATS.
WHITE, MARY. The Child's Rainy Day Book. Doubleday. 1.00
This fully illustrated little volume gives clear directions for making simple toys and
games, weaving baskets, working with beads, clay, et cetera. There is a good chapter on
Gifts and How to Make Them.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION
Where shall we adventure, to-day that we're afloat, Wary of the weather and steering by a
star? Shall it be to Africa, a-steering of the boat, To Providence, or Babylon, or off to
Malabar? STEVENSON.
ANDREWS, JANE. Each and All. Ginn. .50
A companion volume to The Seven Little Sisters, telling more of (p. 51) these happy
children and their common bond of loving friendship.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES
This is fairy gold, boy, and 't will prove so. SHAKSPERE.
BROWNE, FRANCES. Granny's Wonderful Chair and Its Tales of Fairy Times.
Dutton. .35
A series of delightful wonder stories, through which runs a vein of true wisdom. Miss
Browne was blind from infancy, and her writings stand as the accomplishment of a brave
and unselfish woman.
HOLBROOK, FLORENCE. The Book of Nature Myths. Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith.
Houghton. .65
The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folk-lore of the primitive

races.--Preface.
We are told The Story of the Earth and the Sky, Why the Bear has a Short Tail, Why the
Cat Always Falls upon Her Feet, and many other mythical reasons for natural wonders.
KIPLING, RUDYARD. (p. 52) Just So Stories. Illustrated by the Author. Doubleday.
1.20
"I keep six honest serving-men; (They taught me all I knew) Their names are What and
Where and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I send
them east and west; But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest. . . . . . . . . .
But different folk have different views; I know a person small-- She keeps ten million
serving-men, Who get no rest at all! She sends 'em abroad on her own affairs, From the
second she opens her eyes-- One million Hows, two million Wheres, And seven million
Whys!"
To this small person, Best Beloved, these twelve remarkable tales were related. We learn
how the elephant got his trunk, how the first letter came to be written, and so forth. There
are two editions of the book at the same price. Most children will prefer the one in large
octavo.
MURRAY, HILDA. Flower Legends for Children. Illustrated by J.S. Eland. Longmans.
2.00
Mothers may find the text somewhat advanced for children of seven years, but the
full-page colored pictures are sure to be enjoyed. The volume is a large oblong one.
NORTON, C.E. (Editor). (p. 53) Heart of Oak Books. Volume II. Fables and Nursery
Tales. Heath. .35
The next step is easy, to the short stories which have been told since the world was young;
old fables in which the teachings of long experience are embodied, legends, fairy tales,
which form the traditional common stock of the fancies and sentiment of the
race.--Preface.
SCUDDER, H.E. (Editor). The Book of Legends. Houghton. .50
Famous tales, such as King Cophetua, The Wandering Jew, St. Christopher, and The
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, retold for the children.
WILSON, G.L. Myths of the Red Children. Ginn. .45
The stories are true examples of Indian folk-lore and are very old.... Care has been taken
to make the drawings archæologically correct for each tribe.--Foreword.
These traditions of various tribes were gathered from the best sources, and are here
related in simple language. There is a supplement giving directions for making different
articles: a tent, Indian dress, a bow and arrow, a stone axe, et cetera.

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED
FROM GREAT AUTHORS (p. 54)
Most joyful let the Poet be; It is through him that all men see. CHANNING.
BLAISDELL, E.W. *The Animals at the Fair. Russell. 1.40
Mr. Blaisdell's attractive and amusing illustrations may well serve as a substitute for the
ordinary comic pictures of the newspapers.
WHITTIER, J.G. (Editor). Child-Life. Houghton. 1.50
Although thirty-seven years have passed since Child-Life was compiled, it stands now, as
then, far ahead of most collections of poetry for American children. Our own poets are
well represented.

RELIGION AND ETHICS
Loving Jesus,