New-York tribune., 1874-12-21
HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN'

yREsH AND ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS sroRiEo NV THE
ILLUSTRATES ltUE BEARD-GEo'"A
AID OF AN GRAMS. eo.;to
Christm IS has for so iohs w" :, wou,a
,heme vttA story-telers aud verse-"r'e'' 10,
,es ~ thar. was nothing left to be saia upou '"o
- .,os puddngs, msletce, Tiny ilms' rePonV~
oei's' hov we'll you know them all, how quickly
, ,ha,n NM der the thin well. meant disSoises IN
-s,oh far the thcusandandoneth time they are Pro-
lated 20 our no,sce The Christmas fairy Is iaar W
our idea as the postmau; the very turAey !" s'"o' ~
.ravv ha.kpered hot and hot though II may pe' LUIS
ta,e Of things makes It the remarkable TO una In
The Man in the Moon" by r. W. Raymond t'' n' for"
4 Col six Christmas stories, pren'' irs"' s'u
,r,snsl as "santa Claus In Spite or bimse"'
~Twc Old Angels" "A Story for fathers a,
Cbristmas Tale" The Palace or the DAYS. anu A"o
christmas Angel" or the other stories IN Inc NAL VI
the Moon" A Tale Of Adventure" Is notlceapS soou'
A,so "What the Horse SAID to Hezekiah." ana " Two
incidents in Dicks Life" which sets forth now aPe'
saved the lives of three little children In purn
ing bed The book is nicely Illustrated.
One Of the choicest gifts OF the year The Fantastic
History OF the Celebrated Perrot" translated from the
French Of Alfred Assolant by A. G. Munro with iiustra
sons by Jan DArgent Picrrot is milcrs son. VINO Is
% lucky as to possess fairy godmother OF the nrst
water In the person OF the beauteous and powerful
Aurora fayorte and conhdante of the great Solomon
uder the auspices OF this proecress Perrot enters no
service OF vantrpau Emperor OF China, and rising from
the ranks with q rapidty unknown save 10 the rary
favored becomes in brief time generaissno OF the
Chinese forces. What he did IN this capacity how he
fought with Pantaflalrdo. the Tari"r giant no" o
evercame Karabanes, his no less gigantic SON. how DC
refused the hand OF the Princess Bandone ana deneu
Laefer himsenot he Of the Morning star out anothe
devised by French artist after patterns furnlshed oy
~tbe venerable Miltonall these and moro are written
IN the volume OF his adventures, TO which We commend
our readers and all lovers OF the Groesque and fantastic
Aessrs. Scrbner Co. have imported special edition
OF this very choice book for use in America.
popular Tales" illustrated by Gustave Dore James
Miller & Col, gives old loves, Blue Beard,
Cinderella & Co.. IN 1ne gIrb o. the pictures II
may be said that they are both bad aud good, ike a
great deal Of NJ Dor6s later work The two Illustrations
OF Hop o. Ny Thumb afford fair example of the peculiar
style Of the I the fret OF these there is Winter
forest, with its gloomy shadows and wiDd-swept
branches Down sha iowy glade goes the wood cutter
his bows following, with Hop O. Ny THlTb bringing up
the rear half turning he strews his blue beans
behind him. The other gives the oGre's dwelling,
Just ruinous half chateau half farm house, as one
sees daily In Italy and Southern France. steep eight
Of rough stone steps leads 20 the door, AT the top OF
these steps, bending the parape stands the ogres
wife She is holding lantern, which sends forth
long ray, by Light the sbvering Children
hudded together at the foot Of the steps. In spite OF
the bad engraving there Is power and expression III t
picture.
1.-THE Hieroglyrhic Geography of the United States
No. 1" (E p Dutton & Coz. is an Ingenious at
tempt 10 recommend the study of geography to infant
minds by OF OF clever little pictures and
plays upon words For ourselves, confess we should
prefer TO bound In the old way and commit capital
towns and chief products to memory by rocking to and
fro bench with fingers in OF yO7e. rather
than have ingenuity taxed by whole pages OF re-
buses and anagrams. 1t cannot be denied. however
thp ldrqu of he ipd
thing, and dare say that the States depicted ia
Part l. OF the "Hierogyphc Geography" will receive
unusual attention at the hands Of youthful students
during the next few weeks.
"Chld Life in Europe" and "Chl1 Life in Italy"
SWillam F. Gill d co.. tOlerably successful at
tempts to pOpuarze the classic stories and myths
and to make children familiar with such episodes Of
and spending Summers in Switzerland aud Germany.
Home RecreatioDs," 10y william F Gin, gives clear
and useful directions for tabeaux and private
theatrcals such may be easily cOutrvei in fam
iy where there intelligent young people OF the age
10 affect such amusements.
The Sea Side Home and The Smucglers Cave" Is Il
nicely told story Of brother and sister, Philip and
Ethel by name who have exciting adventure in an
old deserted house into which they locked by o
deaf and dumb gardener. Pott. Young Col.
The LILY and The Cross" lice SheparIl is anoIler
which Indians, shpwrecks and hairbreadth scapes OF
oil mix themselves IN mild m6l6e for the enter
tanment OF bOv readers