Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-28

with bag Of peanuts and some pins
the characters of this entertaining book
can all be reproduced at home.
TALES OF LAUGHTER; A Third Fairy
Book Edited by Kate Douglas Wig
gin and Nora Archibald Smith. New
York: The Mcclure Company. WASH
ington: Woodward 4 Lothrop
Kate Douglas wigsin and her sister
have in the Mcclure library Of children's
classics presented to the younger readers
OF this country a number Of entertaining
volumes The present issue contains "A
great number OF brief and amusing tales
collected from Russian. French. Spanish.
Italian English German. Japanese ana
Chinese sources. Most Of them are of
humorous quality and all have the fas-
cination of the fairy story style Of nara
ton. Some of the tales are very short,
little more than anecdotes. and others
are of considerable length. a book like
this furnishes wholesome reading for the
entire family.
KING TIME. Or the Mystical Land Of
the Hours-a Fantasy. BY +. Is.
Fitzhugh. Illustrations by T.. J.
Rridgman Boston: II. NJ Caldwell
Company.
This is the story OF little hoy who sits
in front Of the great hall clock. and as
the hours strike he wonders where they
go when they pass. While wondering i'm
this way he falls asleep and in his dream
he visits the mystical realm of King
Time meeting that monarch and the in
Vulnerable imps who represent the vari-
Gus hours of history This story conveys
great deal of interesting information
and at the same time Is vastly entertain
ing to young readers. The illustrations
are numerous. both i'm black and white
and in color. and. taken altogether, ii is
one of the cleverest juvenile publications
of many seasons.
TOMMY TROT'S VISIT TO SANTA
CLAUS. BY Thomas Nelson Page.
Illustrations by Victor G. Anderson.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Rrentanos.
Tommy Trot went to Santa Claus
country and found out all about the place
where the toys come from. He was &C
companed by Johnny Stout. and the two
sturdy little fellows carried guns and were
followed by dogs to hunt the polar bear.
and they had some wonderful adventures.
all Of which Mr.. Page tells in that way OF
his that has made him millions of little
friends. Mr.. Anderson's illustrations in
color are works of art
DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN or.
BY L. Frank Baum, author of The
Wizard of o." illustrations by
John r. Neill. Chicago: The Reilly
& Britton Co.
When Mr. Baum created the Wizard OF
Or he started a series of de lights for the
young people Of this country. but at the
same time assumed a heavy responsible
ity. because the little folks have come to
expect book every year. and it is hard
to keep up to the high standard of the
first volume. But Mr.. Baum has done
this successfully and now with the help
of Mr.. Neills illustrations he has given a
1903 "Oz book that is fully up to the
mark if not ahead of it in some respects.
The conflict between the Wizard of OF
and the Sorcerer is very funny, and when
the Wizard cuts the sorcerer exactly in
two with his knife he shows what Won
derful Wizard he is. There are gargoyles.
and dragons. and dragonettes. and the
braided man and Jim. the cab horse. and
tiny piglets and all sorts of things that
make jolly reading.
THE HAPPY CHAPS. BY Carolyn
Wells. Illustrations by Harrison
Cady. New York: The Century Co.
Mr. Cady is the man who. found all
about the bugs and has painted their pic
lures in most lifelike manner Miss
Wells needs no Introduction to the young
readers of this country. and now she and
Mr. Cady have worked together to present
The Happychaps'' in their merrymakinE
and adventures. They are just about the
funniest little creatures that ever cavorted
on the face Of the earth, and Miss Wells
RHYMES which tell about them have d
swing that will cause this book to be d
bone of contention in some households
where the adults appreciate good Things