The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
For the Little Ones.

For the Little Ones.
There we're nonse nse fairy books In Eng.
land before Alice" Lord Knutsford wrote
some and so did Holme Lee. and there such
fairy books are turned out still, year by
year, perhaps more consciously following
Mr. Carrol's model Children who receive
THE Kidding Nod Of Once Upon-a Time,
by H. Escott -Inman (Rand, Mentally d Coz,
will get a solid chunk Of fairy-lore and
humor II is a companion volume, 1t seems.
20 -The Patty-Pats" and the author has lot
more Of such books on his conscience. Chill
dren have strong appetites-they can wrestle
with green apples. for instance, often with
impunity--and many will be found, no doubt,
who will read Mr. Escott-lnman's tale with
pleasure II is not bad Of Its kind and the
author has had experience as to what sort
Of things children want.
OF the same character but Of lesser bulk
is Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs's "Mollie and
the INV se nan" (Henry T. Coates Il Coz
Mr.. Bangs is well known as funny man
and his funniness seems well suited for
children His book is made into a very
pretty. we'll printed volume and the pictures.
by Albert lowering and Clare Victor Dwig-
gins, are really funny.
comes The Gift of the Ma gic staff. Paul's
adventures in Two Netherlands, by Fanny
l.. Ostrander, short, modern fairy tale
that is unpretentious and may be read with
pleasure. although the author introduces
into il a religious tone.
Projections into the future are common
enough for grown people. and Laura Day.
ton Fessenden supplies one for children In
- rh,lIlifa Hundred
Now" Uami, SON Higgins Company The
authors anticipations are no worse than
those Of others. and children will probably
find amusement in her text. The ilustra-
lions, by r. p Campbell, are unusually good
and spirited
The same author, illustrator and pub
fishers are responsible for Moon Chill
dren." The text is good enough for the
| purpose, but Mr., Campbel's pictures in
color are charming. They are full Of fun.
extremely decorative and can almost be
compared to the Boutet de Monvelle illus
! trations for children.
4 delightful book Of chidrens verse
comes from Houghton, Mifin a Co, A
| Pocketful of Posies." by Abbe Farwell
| Brown. The poems are rhythmical and
| musical, the subject invariably such as
! children can understand. never rising above
! their intclligs nee, and the fancies are often
| pretty. The pictures, by Fannie Y Cory.
are very good. especially the dear little
girl padding il the frontispiece. The
type and get-up are tasteful. but the red
marginal annotations are very irritating.
1t Is only in the title that any joviality
will be found in -Rollicking Rhymes for
! Youngsters by Amos r. Wells (Fleming
! H. Revell Coz 1t is humdrum moralizing
in verse of decidedly dismal sort. Mr..
Wells has as much rollicking in him as the
great Pyramid. We should like to see a
sample of his funereal vein
| Two little toddlers, and nice ones they
are. have natural and pleasant adventures
| in the country in "Llsse and Laddie," by
| Mary ID. Brine IL. p. Dutton 4 Coz They
! unuckily have an aunt who informs and
| improves them at bed time. She is more
modern than the kind instructors of Even
ngs at Home" or than Mr.. Barlow but
it is the same old, family sugarcd, useful
knowledge that she inflicts.
Mr.. Guy Wetmore Carryl keeps up the
task of vulgarizing classics into his verse
This year it is Grimm Tales Made Gay,
illustrated by Albert lowering and pub
lished by Houghton, Mifiln 4 Co. His
! subjects are taken from "Grimm's Fairy
Tales" There must be public that APP
preciates Mr.. Carryl, for many Of these
pieces had been accepted previously by
periodicals. and now the collection has
found publisher. We confess to a feeling
of utter WEAKNESS nj stuff like this:
| He could wake up at eight IN Slam
! Take his tub. Il he waited. in Guam.
| Eat breakfast In Kansas,
And lunch In MaanzaS.
| Go out for a walk In BEakl,
| Take tea In Madeira.
| Dine on the Riviera,
| And smoke his ciyar In seville,
| 10 out to the theatre In NladlvoStok.
And retire In New York at II oclocki
beautifully printed ard illustrated
volume for children of serious turn Of
mind is THE Outlook Story Book" edits d
by Laura Wilmington (1he Outlook Com
pany) II seems to be a glorfied sort Of
reader. with tales interspersed to eniven
the instructive pieces.
Another miscellany of the same sort, only
by no means so we'll edited, is a Round
Robin Stories for Children" tJamieson-
Higgins Coz. II contains fifteen selections
many by no means new, with no connection
that we have been able to discover There
is The Jackdaw of Rheims, a strange piece
by Mr. Dooley, and stories by Mary Hart
well Catherwood and others.