New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

Rhyme for Children" CThe Saalfeld Publishing
Company. but in this book the pictures the
chief attraction. Mr. Charles Livingston Bull.
who provides the full page tinted drawings has
a style Of his own. and while in some cases his
effects almost ugly, in general his designs
are on artistic level to which few illustra-
tors of juvenila attain. His picture for The
Mouse the Frog and the Hawk" and the one
for The Jay and the Peacocks," to name only
two out Of a dozen or more, are positively
brilliant. We feel vaguely in turning the pages
Of this book that Mr. Bull may have been in
huenced by the work OF the late Aubrey
Beardsley and that of Mr.. Carton Moore Park.
but the essentials of his art are his own. He
ought TO exhibit the originals of these illustra-
tions. We may add. by the way. that some Of
the pictures like those for The AIiser" and
The Old Man and Death" are altogether too
grim for a children's book. Oscar Hermann is
greatly daring in his quite unexpected volume,
'Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice"
Everett Francis Company, but he has actu-
ally succeeded in handling his classic material
in such a way as to appeal to young readers,
and he has been we'll seconded In his efforts by
his illustrator, Frederick Ehrlich. Bold Turpn:
\ Romance as Sung by Sam Weller" UOng
mans, Green & Coz is so good piece of illus
trative work that it is too bad to have the name
Of the artist concealed behind his initials, L.
D. l." His pictures are spirited performances.
full of swing and humor. and the color work in
the book is admirable The small boy who
ceives this for Christmas will receive boon.
The Book Of the Cat Frederick A. Stokes
: Company IS a large quarto filled with clever
! sketches of adorable tabbies by Elizabeth F.
/ Bonsan. Miss Mabel Humphrey provides the
/ text, amusing stories and verses. The charac-
/ ters in the Mother Goose Jungle Book (The
/ Madison Book Company are impersonated by
! animals. These are drawn by Hugo Won Hof
stem with good deal of humor. "A Book of
/ Cheerful Cats and Other Animated Animals
/ (The Century Company is a collection of pen
sketches with comic verses by MI ]. g. Francis.
This draughtsman is irresistible. Anything as
funny as his Raging Roaring Lion, of a Lamb
devouring kind" pushing before him baby
carriage containing a lamb, and smiling upon
his wife an inimtable old sheep. we have not
seen in long time The Bad Chd's Book Of
Beasts tE. p. Dutton & Coz is demurely droll
as to the verses for it, written by H. Belloc,
and uprOarioUsly funny as 10 the pen sketches in
it. by "B. T. b Oscar Won Gottschalk dis
courses in merry jingles in Innocent Industries
OR- II RusselD on the ways Of those who deal
i'm sugar and -four. tobacco and WOOL coal and
! oil. and so Each Jingle is accompanied by
funny full-page drawing. The Rambillicus
Book George W Jacobs & Coz. written and
illustrated by Walt McDougall. is book OF
joyous nonsense. Mr. MCDougau has magma
ton. The Rambcus, the Ticklish Snollygas-
ter and the Penultimate, he portrays them,
70 say nothing Of the Quilted Poyzoodle, are
enough 10 make even the most experienced child
open its eyes wide with annazement. OF course
this year the CSolliwogg is with us, as usual
This season Miss F. K. Upton and Miss Bertha
Upton give us The GoIIiwogg's Circus" Oong-
mans. Green & Coz. and in it show that thew are
as resourceful as ever in devising new and thrill
ing adventures for their fascinating little hero.
"Wanderfolk in Wonderland" Small Maynard
& Coz is a collection Of skilfully contrived fables
about animals by Edith Guerrier, illustrated
with pen drawings by Edith Brown It is an
artistic book, everything about it, not only
the text and the illustrations. but the end
papers and the cover, showing good taste
Mr. Robert V. Chambers's Orchard Land"
CEarper & BrosJ is an entertaining story
with birds and little animals brought in to
share in the talk. The graceful illustrations.
IN color and black and white are by that
familiar and capable illustrator, Reginald Birch
III Songs Of the Trees (The Bobbs- Merrill
Company is a medley Of pictures. rhymes and
tree biograp hies" by Mary Y Robinson with
music by Josephine Robinson 1t is lust the
book for little girls whose minds are beginning
70 grow, and who want something besides TOYS
to think about The Children's Animal Book
DC. F. Dutton & Coz. on the other hand is for
the smallest occupants OF the nursery, being
simply series Of large pictures in bright COL
ors. For this audience also "Denslowe's One
Ring Circus &C. W. Dillingham; Company and