Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-06
WONDERFUL BOOKS
FOR CHILDREN
THIS YEAR
Kind of Art Put Into
This Years Christmas Lii
brary For Little People,
Christmas Classics popular.

OlUlolIldo pOp ulQlt
During the past three years each
succeeding Christmas has brought an
advance in the art, both literary and
pictorial, which has been lavished on
the Christmas books for children
These books are a comparatively re-
cent creation; the average Christmas
book for the child up to a year or
two ago having been considered good
enough when printed on cheap paper,
with poor drawings and pasteboard
covers Now, however, the children
have equal paper, beautiful covers
and az careful and painstaking work
manship on their Christmas Libraries
as have the grownups. This years
library Of Christmas books for chill
dren, while somewhat tower in price
than the new books of a year ago are
far and away the most beautiful ever
produced if the big line of these books
on display at MatsOn's are fair sam
pies. Mr., Matson exercises particular
care in selecting his Christmas books
for the children and Invariably buys
the best works of the best writer's for
children, because, he says, the youth
OF Albuquerque are as a rule good
Judges of youthful literature. This
year he has brought here a long list
of marvellous productions from the
most famous of the writer's for little
people. l.. Frank Baum's new book
this year is entitled Dorothy and the
Wizard of on" There is a big de-
--1 81, "a f..a. . tl,.Va. 10 for oil
the other Frank Baum books, which
include "The Wizard ot o. The
Enchanted Isle OF YcW, The Life of
Santa Claus "Ozma of or" John
Dough- and the Cherub, and all the
rest of that famcus list, an Of which
Mr.. Matson has on display this year.
Then there are Seymour Eaton's
bean books, dating, one
book each Christmas, from the time
the Teddy bear became commonly
by foreigners for the a
tional emblem.
This years Teddy bear book, is
Roosevelt Bears Aboard and
il is about the most astonishing jour
ney tho Teddy bears hayo ever had
being beautifully illustrated.
There is a particular interest IN the
silly Whiskcrs book, by Frances
Montgomery, one of this years
.avoritcs. i'm view of the fact h a
Mrs. Montgomery has visited here and
$ quite well known. Billy Whiskers
book is a wonder in more ways than
and is bound to interest any
%youngster.
Then in addition to these childrcn's
lassics are the Little Colonel series
~ Anne Fellows Johnson These
are for children just a little old
r and have been compared f~avorably
,ith Louisa NJ. Alcott's Little Men
cries. They are proving very popu-
,r with the young people who have
cad them.
Rcsidcs MIR. Matson has all Of the
customary comic books for children
i'm price from ten cents to
$50. and every M a work of art
In buying things for the children
wear no one should fail to Inspect
Christmas books,
Little Christmas Classics popular. u
There is another line of artistic
at the Matson store this sea
an. not for children particularly, but
suitable gift for any one, which VIII
. very popular. This is the Christ
classics. little bits Of work re-
ting TO Christmas, lone by the fam
ones OF prose and song. These
ttla books are veritable works oi
r. they are done in colors; the types
beautiful. the paper the very I'm
Il and the selections are all standard
nj cover a very wide range.
The most wonderful ming about
is the price. They go at 10
mis- each. two Of them for - cents
,h,n the work is considered these
Mo books are wonderful
Tbcv include almost evcrythlns'
rnlants. by Eugene Field; selections
whittier. Longfeiiow. Philips
rocks: for those who desire semi
things. the grand hymns
used. including Lead Kindly
lust As Am, My Faith Loobs
TO Thee. Jerusalem the Golden
nd many others.
For The friend u want @" rt-
these things are much more
..tisfactory than a Christmas card
= extensive than most cards. and
lite elegant enough as a GIT Ton
,.'s best friend