Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07

| lion'' and the youngsters of the village
| had together. is told as only Mrs. Bur-
nett can tell story.
THE OLIVE FAIRY BOOK. Edited by
Andrew Lang editor of The Violet
Fairy Book" etc Eight colored
| plates and illustrations by H. ].
Ford. New York: Longmans. Green
! & Co.
| Another of Andrew Lang's delightful
| fairy tale books. The tales are collected
from all languages and adapted to the
enjoyment of children. 1t opens with a
tale from the Turks.
BLOTTENTOTs AND HOW TO MAKE
THEM. BY John Prosper Carmel.
New York: Paul Elder & Co.
| Once child sees the Blottentots he will
| want to make them. Mothers may dread
the use of ink as much as they fear the
| delightful game of playing with fire, but
| they will have to give in. Blottentots
| cultivate imagination.
| STORIES OF THE BLUE AND THE
GRAY. BY Frank H Sweet. Illus
trated by Noble Ives. New York:
Mclaughlin Brothers.
| This is a collection of tales of heroism
| in which youths of both north and south
PLAYED the principal part.
ROB THE RANGER. By Herbert
Strang, author of Jack Hardy" IL
Illustrations by ". H. Margetson In
dianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany.
A boys experience in frontier warfare
| with the Indians told in stirring fashion.
The author is one of the most successful
| OF the writer's of bows books.
| TEDDY BEARS. BY Adah Louise SUIT
ton, author of Mr.. Bunny, His
Book" Pictured by A. J. Scnaefer.
Akron, Ohio: The SaaIfield Company.
In which Teddy bears figure in more
| pastures and actions than even the de-
partment store can display.
HOW TO TELL THE BIRDS FROM
THE FLOWERS; Manual of Flor
anthology for Beginners. Verses and
illustrations by Robert Williams
Wood. New York: Paul Elder & Co.
This book will not be attacked on the
score of being nature faker by hui
mans, however much the birds and flow
ers might be inclined to rise up and
protest against their portraits drawn by
this over-inventive artist. Fortunately
they would not understand the puns.
TOM, DICK AND HARRIET. by Ralph
Henry Barbour, author Of The
Crimson Sweater" illustrations by
c. NJ. Relyea. New York: The Cen
fury Company.
This is, seemingly. the best Of this
popular writer's many live, stirring
stories OF school wo.k and play. The
scenes and many of the characters are
the same as in 1.-The Crimson Sweater"
~ 12~ ~,
the life at Ferry Hill-but there is new
boy, Dick, whom Harry persuades to
leave Hammond for Ferry Hill: and who
sti:s up things in a wholesome way at
the school Of his choice.
BEAVER CREEK FARM. BY Edward
w. Townsend, author of "Chimmie
Fadden and Major Max" New York:
D. Appleton & Co.
When 1t Is seen that this book is by the
author of "Chimmie' fun Is expected and
1t Is here. The book Is written for a boy
that could swim shoot; walk get his les,
VIII like it.
FATHER TUCK's ANNUAL. Stories
Gale. H. M. Burnside. G. c. Floyd
and the editor, Edric Vredenburg
Pictures by M. and A. L. Bowley, w.
Foster, Hilda Cowham and Mabel l.
& Sons, Ltd.
Now in the tenth successive year of
publication, the present Father Tuck
production is enlarged to 248 pages. with
every page illustrated. The issue Is of
enthralling interest and amusement, con-
tanning all sorts of pictures in color and
black and white by w. Foster. A. Dixon,
NJ. and A. L. Bowley. Hilda Cowham. E.
L Tro~r 1T oh ST., Too
in prose and poetry, songs, etc, by Nor
man Gale E. Nesbit. NJ. A. Hoyer, Grace
c. Floyd and Edric Vredenburg, one of the
children's constant favorites.
THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES
of Little Boy Pip. By Phillip w.
Francis Illustrations by Merle John
son. New York: Paul Elder & Co.
Relates the thrilling and hazardous
journey Of little lad over the meadow
to the place where the sky comes down
and his amazing experiences within the
enchanted swamp on an extended ex-
cu-sion, personally conducted by his
friend, the Welsh Rabbit. 1t is very
much Illustrated.
RHYMES AND STORIES. Compiled
and edited by Marion Florence Lam
sing. illustrated by Charles Cope
land. New York: CHM & Co.
Half of this volume has been given to
familiar rhymes, many of which the child
has heard before he was ready for read
ing. For longer stories the simplest
kinds of nonsense tales have been Sc
lected. With these have been combined
the easiest comic anecdotes. The book
is suited for very young children.
LITTLE MISS CRICKETS NEW HOME.
BY Gabrielle E. Jackson, author of
Little Miss Cricket" New York: D.
Appleton & Co.
Little Miss Crickets friends will be
glad to hear how she found her real
parents and went to live with them, and
how Miss Mehitable couldn't stay away.
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM THACK-
ERAY. By Kate Dickinson Sweetser
author Of Boys and Girls From
George Eliot" Pictures by George
Alfred Williams. New York: Duff
field & Co.
To an unusual degree Thackeray dwells
on the childhood and youth Of the char
acters he depicts, lingering fondly and in
details over the pranks and pastimes,
the school and college days of his heroes
and heroines. The present volume has
presented these sketches Of childhood as
complete. stories. without the adult plot
with which they are surrounded in the
novels from which they are taken. The
object in SO presenting them has been to
fr,fo ~