The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-17
From Dana Este. and Company.

A bundle OF books for children comes
from the house of Dana Estes q Co.,
(Boston) all we'll printed ami illustrated,
and all bearing the look so well understood
by experienced readers, but so difficult to
describe-the look of being entertaining.
Some of the volumes are meant for young
est readers, some for boys and girls who
are beginning TO cherish a slight feeling
of resentment hearing themselves
classed as children. First at hand ID
Lucky Ned book for boys by Edwin s.
Ellis. Mr.. Ellis has written a number of
books, all of which are liked by the young
people for whom they are written. Lucky
Ned is manly. good natured, brilliant
lad, popular with his schoolmates and a
leader. in village sports. He has but one
enemy. cowardy bully who is jealous OF
Ned's popularity. Eventually Ned saves
his life and makes him friend instead OF
a foe. Ned's good luck remains with him
chiefly because he is manly and modest
enough 10 remain unspoiled by praise, and
sensible enough always to do his best
is delightful story about birds and their
ways, told in the first person by the bird
hero, Doctor Robin" himself. Apart from
and the pages contain much useful infor-
nation about the creatures OF the air.
The Hurdy-Gurdy." by Laura L.
Richards, contains verses and rhymes OF q
fanciful and amusing SORT accompanied by
many clever illustrations in black and
white. Mrs. Richards's name testifes TO
the quality of the book.
Jimmy Crow" by Edith r. Foster, q
story for wee boys and girls told by means
of rebus illustrations. The work is cleyerly
done and in following the tales the child Ia
aided in learning TO read.
'Jackanapes," by Juliana Horatia Ewing,
was written twenty years ago. just before
tlasasa - Aanf hans lie Of
brave and manly boy who became a soldier
ana died while doing brave deed, il has
a fitness in these later days when 1t is the
ambition of many boys to go a-soldiering.
1t is a pathetic little book with lasting
quality.
Jean Ingelow is known as a poet. but few
American readers know that she was the
author OF childrens stories. Her Wonder
Box Tales gathered into this little volume
prove her ability in this line. however, and
lead to regret that she did not devote more
of her time to this class of literature.
They are fairy tales that suggest Anderson.
and that carry with them each an unob-
trusive moral
Because every child does not read the
books written for Older people in which are
delightful child characters il is a happy
thought of this firm of publishers TO issue
a series of books in which the stories Of
these children are told detached as far as
possible from the other parts OF the book.
from Uncle Toms Cabin" and Little.
Ned" from Dickens's "Old Curiosity Shop"
| The editor, Frederic Lawrence Knowles,
has had the good judgment TO leave the
| original text untouched except where ii be-
comes necessary to omit portions. These
| tales are classics and ii is well 10 put them
| in this form. Not in this series, hut In
| separate volume for Christmas use, has
| been placed Dickens's christmas Carol =
| the immortal story of Scrooge and Tiny
| Tim and the ghost of Jacob Marley and
| the rest. 1t is a book that may well have
place in child's library. In this list OF
classics also belongs George Sands quaint
little story. 1.-The Rosy Cloud. whose
heroine is a happy hearted little French
peasant girl
PLAY Away by Willis Boyd Allen. is
boys story and relates the history OF
young Vermonter, the chief support OF
widowed mother and younger children. and
of how he worked his way in Boston,
| finally becoming member OF the hre de-
partment where he proved himself TO be
| hero.
The Chatterbox for 1902. like its long
! list of predecessors, affords mine OF en-
| tertainment. 1t contains over four hum
| dred pages of stories, sketches verses and
| pictures, puzzles and has lasting quality.
| being one of the books that cannot be read
| through at a sitting, but will be returned
| to again and again. Its contents have the
| variety of belonging TO a volume or maya
zines.