The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-11

q y HAT have for child six years old?'
IWI Il want book suitable FOR child in the second
EElYE5i what books do you recommend for children
49, These of the questions frequently put
the childrens public library begin
their children have they watchfu the
books they read Yet with all this anxiety almost impossible
by the thousand what profitable wholesome
At the day there is growing recognition of the fact
thaa chds training for good or evil is greatly influenced by
wna he reads Hence the present wiser consideration OF his
needs in this respect
Juvenile department of the public library is modern
feature of library work and already it has become important
Librarians beginning helpfuy
practically classified that children may be directed to the
books best adapted their which not only interesting
but which at the time tend develop naturally taste for
the best in literature.
Mrs c. Ellison children's librarian at the Minneapolis
Public Library working along these lines list
books suitable for reading certain These
upon subjects which in themselves interesting to children
but they added value in that they follow along the
of
The first second third form the first division the
fourth fifth and sixth grades the second the seventh and
eighth grades the third.
While these books suggested for children varying
between certain limits impossible draw rigid lines of iv
just which books suitable only for children ola
Just children small for
their they mental growth and mental
te and what would suit child of certain grade
would be too difficult for another However book which proves
to be too old for child is not loss in for he will
up
The points deciding favor of the books suggested good
English story
are pure and true Each book worthy place in chds
library nearly the public library
In the books given child to read he should be allowed
latitude choice That is number Of the best books
certain subject should be offered to him. and out OF these
should be allowed the choice of the which appeals
to him.
Picture Books.
The very largely picture
books among Mother Goose holds place
Mother Goose Nur
Rhymes and Fairy Tales illustrated by famous artists
Then there are the picture books by Randolph Cadeco
tanning nursery The Didde Diddle
Picture Book This contains The Frog He Would AWOOng
Co." Baby Bunting"
AeSoD Fabl
dreds of ago when they were first written Others are
'"The Square Book of Animals William Nicholson.
Classics Babyland." Clara Doy Bates.
The Chinese Mother Goose translated by Isaac Taylor
Headand of Pekng University.
Slovenly Peter the German of Henry Hof
This is famous picture book Of the quaint old style
Childs Book of Beasts" H. Bell
IAN Alphabet Book" Kate Greenaway.
Little and Good" color book of domestic animals
of Two Dutch Dolls and GOliwog the
by Bertha Upton.
''The Nursery Rhyme Book" edited by Andrew Lang
Brownie" books, Palmer Cox.
Nursery Alice" being simply written version Of the
original Wonderland" with twenty
enlargements colors Tenniels illustrations.
pictures divertng to small
children, though rather old for them.
Then there are poems by Longfelow Whittier Field
others which always appreciated children
although they may Among them
Love Songs of Childhood" and with Trumpet and Drum
Eugene Field
.'rhe Verse;" Robert Louis Stevenson
paul Revere's Ride" Long
barbara Frietchie" Whittier
"sleepy- stories by Balngton gentle
lullaby stories child resist
Ballads for Little Folks, Alice and Phebe Cary
first third grades form the first division in
classification of books by grades the children ranging from
eight and nine Children in the first grade
enough advanced in reading be able to read
subject matter well within
Nature study made much Of in the
schools reading along of the first
demands.
Books.
Among nature books those by John Burroughs
stories of beast bird and bee nearly all the
observation and he begins at the begin
all If the story about bees he describes the
hive; bird describes its If of furbearing ami
NAL histories FORTH but
individual characteristics which he himself has
and Bees and Sharp Eyes is especially
charming Studies s another suitable book
of all these nature stories that makes them pop
uar interesting readers that the information
the result of discoveries by children just
as they might real life else the birds animals or
plants their stories The books also
profusey illustrated
Emile Poulsson, Introduce