, 1881-11-26

~ ,nany Spanish fairy tales ms sro could
from THO iEternture OF the 1beriAn Peninsula.
These l,ayo now been translated, Into, En-
for young people,. Tho stories sound very
like other fairy tales mud they might be OF
any nationality. Children will doubtless en-.
Joy and appreciate them thoroughly.
'Ballads In Hack" Is n handy little vol
toiniaies. witi forty-eisht fail. l.uago il iliustra-
tlons CT. silhouette, aid full directions, for
producing Shadow pictures With novel, Of
iects; The illustrations are BY +; GoodrtdEo
aud practical guide to an exceedingly ANUS
inR entertainment.
"Gcorge at the Wheel; or: Life in the Pilot
IT," series Tor boys, of which Harry Castle-
iortunats clause ill hts fathers. will. bi!t
COMES out all right in the end. Ills advent
urcs are mainly m the Mississippi River.
Little Nook II tlle title given to u trans-
laslon BY Percy I. 1'lnkerion of seven ct
tLMMs wfilknqwn tasy taEs Ts o9k 7
abundant ENTERTAINMENT to children fond Of
stories Of the Imagination. 1t ia modelled
after tho style Of tta Arabian Nights Stories.
"Goltien Book Of Tales" Is collection Of
holiday rea:lltgs ID the legendary lore Of nj!
George X. Catllcart. The character or the
authors Is a sufficient guarantee that they
have faithfully, carried olt the purpose with
@ which they undertook the work. to take only
ment with the finest falicy, while nt the same
time" excluding all III which there Is not
ansolitc ai, "yl.r'ty nI1d proprIety 2t thonslt
nrc admirable.
- "Cl'rtstmas Carols md Midsummer
birthdays Of nj! tile year round. The carols,
singers u ehlld.llfa and tlle beautiful aud
pE.szy natof.do1rs: rlia rThaSter !lelen
l,,!lelps. Sora Perry, the rlatts, Mrs. l.. 9.
W. Riley, j; I, Trowbridge. and otllcrs. The
charmmE illustrations By T. II. Lnngre,l,
graved. The tyre is clear, md the page and
with ''llow We Went 1]irds.Nest!ng," the
popular gift-book Of last year.
ra%R Thg ts4 ee5as fa9ys f9y tefs rn. oand n
81. Ntcftoltis, where they Originally appeared.
They have been collected asld !}1lnd III hand
some covers, md form Il suitabIe aid beautt-
ful holiday gift. The volume IS illustrated
with full-paHo ind letter-pruss pictures.
enough e secnfe tho second pr1ze ii tho
prang Cllrlstmas-Cnrd competition, That fact
imphrts addltiona!! value 70 Tie book she lIas
brought 0slt entitled "Tlte Prize Painting
13ook.nt The illustrations are In outline III
tended fur children to color, and money
prizes nre offered by tic publishers for. tho
three books which slIall be returned to them
colorcd in tho best manner.
=" Tho Glad Ycnr NounA" " il tho title of Mr..
l1ympton's contribution to tile tilnss of hull
day literature tor young people. 1t contains
series Ut new poems, admirably adapted to
please both Young aud OLD, quaint original,
fresh and spirited Illustrations BY 4 new
artist, and these dainty pictures arc richly
and appropriately colored. Tie antique cos
TUNES and conventional landscapes shown in
these designs are ful! Of Interest; and the
sprays Of t1owcrS-;tlaislcss, ciover-toDs, nnur:-
colors, thrown carclesiy ncross the pages
here and there, Illuminate the droll rhymes.
"Cat's Cradle" Is series of rhymes Illus
trated III colors and intended tor very. young
children. Tho nlake-up Of the book is nd
1nirab!e nnd the pictures works Of art III their
Charles keudriCk the artist