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 embod
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