New-York tribune., 1908-12-12

..,so IN oer,ninp ont is of the sort to make
normal youngsters hungry for summer anu III"
woods GOOD Night Stories" (Robert D. Croin-
bic e. COZ. bv Mrs Frank Sittig is the title OF
book Of pleasant, simple tales INTENDED 10 lllSui
calm sleep in nervous children. Announcer oooN
which is entertaining as well as instructive "
Sara 2 Kennedv's Told in a Little Boys
Pocket" (Moffat Yard & Coz. Everything III
that Jacket pocket tells its story. and the story
&c never dull. Mrs. Edith o. Harrison's book
"The Flaming Sword" "a. c. McClurg & COZ Is
a collection of Legends OF the earth and SKY =
some of them drawn from Bible stories some ol
them the outcome of poetic imagination
There is tenderness and wisdom IN the TWO
short stories included In the small Volune DS
Jasmine s. Van Dresser entitled Ihe billie
Brown Hen Hears the Song Of the Nightingale
CPaul Elder & Coz Mr.. w. T. Van Dressers
pictures are worthy Of the stories. A. neat
story in verse auusingly illustrated Is Mlllcen'
and Bertha Sowerbys The Bumbletoes" (Dul-
field & Coz Who are the Bumbletoes? Inc
1udicious parent or friend will make no mistake
in irving to find out Amusing haps and mis-
hans are to be found in Margaret Morgans
rbvrned Little Adventures OF Kitty Tipsy-Ioe
CB. w. Dodge & Coz The young puss VINO IS
the heroine of the volume has some little moraIs
of proper sort tied to her. An innocent tale oL
flower people meant for the smallest hearers Oh
reading aloud stories" is CAIRO F. Warrens
'cT little Polly Primrose and Her Friends (Ihe
c. NJ. Clark Publishing Company. 1t Is nlcey
illustrated in color. Little Ned Happy ana
Flora" (Harper & Bros.) is an engaging oooA
bv Gertrude Smith 1t is story of an imagi-
native child. and will appeal to other chlioren
who also like to 'fmagtn-i-fy." Henrietta a
Adams contributes some excellent colored Illus
trations The same publishers issue ne"
volume Of Gabrielle E. Jackson's popular stories
about the young lady known as wee "hAIeS'
wee Wrinkles at the Mountains oesclloee a
summer of childish bliss in a forest camp Inc
four pretty little volumes or Livery Olu
Library" (E P. Dutton & Co) lncluue MI.
Thomas Cartwright's versions OF the storles oI
.The Seven Champions of Christendon OF
.Sienrd the Dragon Slayer" of Asgard'- MID
gard and Utgard under the title Of One for
yvod and One for Lok," and Of The DID, Ola
,t,+be or Greece and Rome" These versions
to,,e hean fngeniously and on the whole sue
oessf,,I1v adapted to youthful comprehension
A, adan1ation of a modern legend Is Inc
Cbi1d,s Rip Van winkle" (Frederick A Stokes
Company. The illustrations In color oy MARIA
T Kirk are more or less successrul-eAcePI loI
-, extraordinary animal which looks ike a
sheen though it is supposed to be nip uoe'
Harper & Bros. bring out this year neat niue
x.-,rin+ of Paul de Musset's charming story Mr.
Wind and Madane fkdlH' IIoA0t0@NoN
Makepeace. It is a book which every cllIIu
should know.
A bool, for very little people is Clara Murray
STORY Book Friends" Little, Brown & COZ.
Tho little stories which well Illustrated, are
nart1v original and partly adaptations Inc
Tfr,nv Stories" (E. P Dutton Company oy
II q Parsons. are cheerful and improving DTS
of fiction based on the rhymes Of Mother Goose.
what is truly useful book for those little girls
,,bo IN these Sophisticated days may have some
oId-fashtoned. liking for playing house, Is
Constance Johnson's When Mother Let's US
Cook (Nfoffat Yard & Co). 1t contains num-
her of practical recipes for making and cooking
sironIe dishes every recipe being so carefully
arranged. the details being full, that the most
scatter Drained youngster could hardly fall 10
make the things properly The book provides
no end of good times for rainy day Home
Occ1Datfons for Boys and Girls George W.
Jacobs Company, by Bertha Johnston ana
Fanny Chaplin, are mostly developments Of kin
dergarten ideas There are directions here Tor
making many things. some Of which are in the
nature of trash; yet It must be said that even
in the making of trash lessons in manual deft-
ness are conveyed That portion OF the oook
devoted to plays and games Is particularly use
4r1 The entire book, indeed. may be of value
70 tired mothers and nurses.