New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-30

These be the days of tales for tender non
age there comes the merry Christmas time, ana the
first hts Of the maker Of books for the little ad'
and lases Here horrid pills OF morals done mp in
delicious marmalade of adventures; and science IA.
into stories for twilight fresdes and bright rehearsals
Of the innocent awful deeds OF the small people whose
very naughness is engaging. OF all these books not one
Is more prcttily quaint aud true 10 child-lne
than Mrs. Bartlets " Real Boys and Girls"
QGmo up. 1s9 Lockwood Brooks & Coz Therein
most yse and gentle mother, Mrs Bird, guides five roll
licking young Birds and very sweet work she makes Of
it, \ Young lady Of three years, Familiarity called Pd-
get l. one Of the charms Of the book and never more
charming is size than when. April FOOLS bay, her
der brother my stfes her without explaining the pro-
cess or reason therefor. Pdgets little mind com
prehcnIs that to abe fooled" - entertaining, but
She doesn't also take the idea tlat it's ig-
nominous. So when the minister comes TO make
call the small creature proceeds to converse
with and TO amuse hn. How did the blood
seem suddenly TO freeze i'll Johnny's VEINS Pidget,
springng into "A minister's lap, remarked with gravity:
Your clothes IS all feared up" "Are they inquired
that gentleman, smiling. You're fool" replied
Pidget, goodnaturedly. "Pidget" said mamma, in
very Tone but The spirit OF mischief had taken
possession Of Pilgot " You're two fools" she cried
merrly. you're free four ten, six fools!" Oh the
agony Of Johnny! Pdget is "A very real girl"
When MI j. 4. Tfowblidge wrote " HIS Own Master"
(syo pr. 30j Lee Shepard he did some conventional
work IN a very attractive way His hero 10 orphan
poor young fellow OF sound nature and honest heart
who goes unscdthed through many eefs ana hardshps
and finds good fortune and kindly tendance at the end
There countless little touches OF pahos about the
story which many bright tvelveyearOd Will blow his
pug nose over in corners in holiday week
" Aunt JOS Scrap Bag demo. PIP 900. Roberts
Brothers. contains Of Miss Alcotts short stories
which like Mr. Trowbriges longer one, has already been
printed IN magazine pages. Where is the stony lad or
-l,t il,.
good bread aud butter and appesng is appesi
There lives none with soul 50 dead.
When you at loss 20 make an interesting juvenile
book, don't the shades Of the bad boy who got
drowned, and the good boy who got pony. scare up
an Indian or several Indians, throw in fl hts and
descriptions Of foas IN mechanics done by unaccls-
toned small boys" and you have model story. This is
exactly what Mr.. Kellogg has done IN his last published
volume OF the Forest Glen Series" (syO PIP. $50 Lee
d shcpdrd,l Nothing Will please the boy
"1he Little Brown House, and the Children who Lived
in It," (lto. pp 2l2. T. p. DItton q Cob Is pretty
book which Mrs. ID. Z. Sanford has filed with sucn
healthy country text and persuasive pictures as will
most seriously incline persons Of live years TO morality
unscliishues- and good manners.
There never loylier, gracious little story
than that OF Rab and His Friends aud il a good
Thought put it with Others ia the several little
volumes OF the Boys Pocket Library elmo Nelson q
Plilnps) Children wiser. more comurehcndins than
useless to give them read bits Of mans literature
speak of heroism and truth, and Lnlliucss and
Christian charity.
Here little woman in fuTs, ana then petit
cont and carthcn jar; third IL queer Arabian
guise; another in Chinese garments and others still IN
more less civilized eirb. These are the seven
little sisters who live TIE round bail that floats
in the air ana in her new volume Each ana
All (SyO. PIP. 159. Lee and shepard, Miss An
dre~s makes them Prove their sisierhood." II was
very good plan 10 show little readers in the shape of
regions OF the earth Interchangeable and 10 touch
the youthful mind 10 interest with the story The Arr
can ivory paper knife lying in the American girls desk
and OF the South American quiune cung OF her fever
the poor little African maiden. This may be said 10 me
swcctcued geography.
Oranges alligator, little negroes pawpaws and n
small girl who's tcmper-indeX points IN unceasug vnri.
alton. good, bad and iuderent-these the elements
OF " one Happy Winter" by Mrs. =. s. Robbins. tsyo
PIP 30. Lockwood, Brooks y Coz The happy Winter
is pent in Florida, and it VIII give nqufing youth
very pleasant ana comprehensive idea OF that sunny
droamiand
An amahle and play-loving young woman OF seven
years Child VI ran Abroad" tsvo. pm l52 Lee A.
shepard) Mr.. William VI. 4. Round fakes his little
heroine through many deiiEhtul foreign cities. and
happily combines hard facts aud soft illusions The
tough seniors OF the day may envy the ten
der iuvenals-uone in our youth took the pains
To dccaely usuuatc instruction ncion
juvenile books were few; yet after all. what
| could have been better than the glttcuns
pleasures Of the Arabian Ngnts conned over
over the delicious anXelics Of Robinson Crusoe
Most tenderly Miss Edgeworth entreited and
for Mrs Sherwood, her grave, senentous aud
horrid tales did not often stand rcposng their shelf