Evening star., 1905-11-04
FOR YOUNGER READERS.

THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS nE
THE ROUND TABLE. Written and IL
lustrated by Howard Pyle. New York:
mares Scripners Sons. Washington.
woodward & Lothrop
Mr.. Pyle has already told the story of
King Arthur and certain Of his knights of
the Round Table. in volume which. both
for text and pictures, was WARMLY well
coined by all young readers who had the
good fortune to meet 1t. That volume
omitted some of the most famous of the
knights, notably Sir Launcelot whose name
Is perhaps more familiar as a member Of
the great court than that of any other
Now Mr.. Pyle presents book telling about
Sir Launcelot and his colleagues of the
Round Table, In the same quaint. delight
lustrations as in the first instance This
work presents In fascinating form the thrill
ing and instructive story Of Lamcelot,
great knight who was altogether the most
noble spirit and the most beautiful, and
the braveSt of heart, of any knight who
ever lived-excepting only his own son, Gal
ahad, who was the crowning glory of his
house and of his name and of the reign
OF King Arthur. Others whose stories
are here told are Sir Tristan and Sir Per
cival. The volume Is similar in size and
binding to the King Arthur"
THE STORY OF NOAHs ARK. Told and
pictured by E. Boyd Smith. Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
A Bible story treated humorousIy and yet
reverently! The suggestion may shock
some. but a glance through the volume will
soon relieve this feeling There Is moth
ing but good, honest, wholesome humor in
Mr.. Smiths treatment of Noah and his
family, his boat and his animal passen-
gers, the remarkable voyage and the happy
Ia mr. {c tr1l ,t&,
dash OF modern frankness. with many a sly
turn Of expression. The pictures are both
artistic and tremendously funny. Each oc-
cupes a full page. the colors being ad-
mirably handled. They tell lne story Of the
enterprise of Noah and the coming OF the
deluge graphically. That one which shows
the Interior of the storm-tossed Ark, with
all it's occupants in the throes of that aw
full agony oI the vastly deep. is one of the
most comical bits OF drawing ever pre-
sented to children. And there Is not
grown-up but will chuckle at all of these
pictures, for they are filled with quaint
suggestions and are, furthermore, excep-
tionally well drawn in detail.
This is picture book" indeed; one Of
thousand.
MYTHS THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD
KNOW; O. Selection Of the Classic
Myths of all Times for Young People.
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie.
Illustrated and decorated by Blanche
Ostertag. New York: Doubleday,
Page & Co. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
Following the fairy tales and poems that
the publishers rightly declare every child
should know" come these myths. sixteen
of them, including some Of the best known,
such as "The Pomegranate Seeds 1.-The
Dragons Teeth" and others that Haw-
thorne has made familiar in his ''Tangle-
wood Tales and "w onder Book" and also
others less familiar. but just as fascinating
and instructive, from sources not readily
available to the child reader. Mr. Mabie's
choice Is admirable. and the collection
covers the whole field Of mythology thor
oughly enough to permit the young reader
to gain, from this volume. comprehensive
conception Of the folk lore Of the ancients.
CHATrERBOx FOR 1906. Boston: Dana
Estes & Co.
1t Is really enough to announce that
new "Chatterbox'' Is ready for distribution.
For "Chatterbox' has become an institu-
ton It's standard Is always high, its
character remains unchanged. The children
of twenty-five years ago. II living now. will
look through its pages today with some Of
the same peculiar xest they felt In their
own childhood, while the youngsters OF the
present time will delight In Its short sto-
ries, poems, puzzles and anecdotes and It's
wealth OF pictures. The modern Chatter
box" Is improved in that the present color
printing processes are better than those Of
old, and the six fun page color plates in
this issue are veritable works OF art.
UNDER THE LILACs and JACK AND
JILL. BY Louisa n Alcott. author OF
Little Women" "An Old-Fashioned
Girl" Little Men," Eight Cousins"
&C. Illustrated by Alice Barber Ste-
phens and by Harriet Roosevelt Rich.
ards. Boston: Little. Brown Co.
The new illustrated editions Of the two re-
maining volumes in Louisa N. Alcotts LIT
tie Women series" have just been issued by
Little, Brown q Co. Boston. completing the
series. Under the Lilacs'' IL the story Of
Ben Brown who. with his performing dog.
Sancho, ran away from q circus and found
q home with Bah and Betty In the old house
"under the lilacs.. The descriptions OF
child life are unusually good. the boys and
girls are real nesh and blood children. and.
as in her other stories. Misx Alcott fs gen-
uinaly natural. bright. wholepome and en-
tertainins. Alice Barber skphens, who
as