Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
FOR YOUNGER READERS.

illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. Bos
ton: Houghton, Miff1in & Co.
This brilliant and humorous story strong
ly suggests both tom Sawyer" and THE
Story of a Bad Boy Lonely O'MalIey Is
the kind OF boy who knows how to make
traps. to swim, to play Indian, raid an
orchard and hide in a cave of his own dig
ging. He is a leader among the enterprising
boys of the town. and his escapades and
those of his followers carry the reader
along with a sympathy which the small
boy In his untrammeled state never fails to
evoke. He has a goat; he Is a limb" he
is the amusement of the reader, the darling
Of his mother, and the suspected terror OF
the neighbors. He is gifted, however, with
genuine pluck and a roughshod honesty. in
spite of his histrionie treatment OF such
stubborn facts as the rights to private
property and the inability of a common
place neighbor to set proper value to
1.-The truth of a song.
Although the story of boy, the book Will
interest adults in the same way as DID
'srhe Admirable Tinker some few months
ago. 1t will recall numerous boyish pranks
and provide occasion for many a good
laugh. The book is fully Illustrated from
pen and ink sketches by Frank I. Merrill.
which add to the humor of the story.
WITH SPURS OF GOLD; Heroes of Chiv-
airy and Their Deeds. By Frances
Nimmo Greene and Dolly Williams
kirk. Illustrated. Boston: Little.
Brown & Co.
Stories Of knighthood are always thrill
ing to the young people. They stir the
heart and stimulate the magination. and II
carefully selected and well told exercise
a wholesome influence This book Is just
the kind to put into the hands of young
readers. 1t tells of the heroic deeds of such
knightly characters as Roland, Oliver, the
Cid, Godfrey de Bouillon, Richard the Lion
Hearted. the Chevalier Bayard and Sir
Philip Sidney. While the narratives are his
torical studies, they are sprightly and vivid
and OF style to keep the readers In
terested from beginning to end.
A CHILD's BOOK OF ABRIDGED WIS
DOM. BY Childe Harold. San Fran
cisco: Paul Elder & Co.
While the little folks will be highly enter
tanned by the quaint pictures and the conf
cal verses of this attractive book, 1t is to
be hoped that they Will not monopolize IT.
For there are points of excellence in 1t
that, to be most highly appreciated, should
be brought to the adult attention. Perhaps
Joint reading by old and young will give
the book its highest value. 1t is thus dedi-
Gated:
I hope my child you'll profit by
This book I've made for you
also hope that you will fly
At and buy the whole supply
So l can profit too.
THE FACE IN THE POOL; a Faerie Tale.
Pictures and Text by J. Allen st.
John. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.
A delightful, Wholesome tale. and a Sc
ries of highly artistic, beautiful pictures 1t
Is fairy story of the good, old kind, and
the publishers have given 1t presentation
in a manner to make 1t one of the most
attractive gift books OF the season.
MEN of OLD GREECE. By Jennie Hall.
author Of viking Tales" &C. Illus
trated. Boston,: Little. Brown & Co.
This volume gives four important chap
ters on Greek history and biography, writ
ten with a graphic presentation that will
make the stories permanent possessions
of child readers. The first is the story of
Leonidas. followed by the story of
Marathon and Salamis. The third part is
devoted to biographical narrative of
Socrates, and the closing portion tells of
the rebuilding of the Acropolis. giving a
pen picture Of Phidias and his working
artists.
THE PETER NEWELL MOTHER GOOSE;
the Old Rhymes Reproduced In Con-
nection with their Veracious History.
BY Carolyn G. Bailey. Illustrations by
Peter Newell New York. Henry Holt
& Co.
Mountain and one day had the good for
tune to crack open a walnut, out of which
popped a charming little sprite who was no
bigger than a quarter of a minute until
Debby began to cry for the misfortunes
of her new-found friend and let big tear
fall upon the midget Instantly the tiny
one began to grow, and as soon as she
was as big as Debby she seizel her hand
and ran off with her to thes Enchanted
Mountain-and Gooseland. There Debby
made the acquaintance Of a long line of
interesting characters. of whom one Mother
Goose has sung her songs. Az matter of
fact, there was much more to tell about
these queer folks than Mother Goose told,
and all of this unwritten history Debby
learned during her visit
Mr. Newelrs pictures ere not all In the
familiar style that his admirers relish so
keenly. Some OF them are Just plain draw
ings, but others are OF the weil-known
Peter Newell type, and add greatly te, the
enjoyment Of the book