Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05

THE ORPHANT ANNIE BOOK. BY
James Whitcomb Riley. 1llustra-
lions by Ethel Franklin Belts. In
dianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany.
Little Orphant ANNIE is one Of the
most popular of Whitcomb Riley's crea-
tons, and in this charming volume it &C.
cupies the place of honor. followed by
such poems as BILLY Millers Circus
Show" 'Lizabuth-Ann on Bakin' Day,
THE Boy Lives On Our Farm" The
Squirt-Gun Uncle Naked Me" and 1.-THE
Old Hay-Mow'. Each page is illus
trated in color. there being eight full
page plates. which effectively reproduce
the spirit Of the Hoosier poet, SO dearly
beloved by American children. Lucky.
indeed, is the boy Or girl who gets a
copy Of this book on Christmas morning.
THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE. By
George Macdonald. Twelve illustra-
tions in color by Maria l.. Kirk.
Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincoft Com
pany.
DR.. Macdonald's stori for children
pass through many editions for they are
perennialy fresh and none of them is
more distinctly of the quality that makes
for perpetuty than THE Princess and
Curdie,' which many of the elders of to-
day read with delight in their youth. This
edition of this beautiful tale is excep-
tionally handsome. The illustrations in
color and in blach-and-white will draw
many a child to the text, which he will
afterward enjoy and appreciate. Since
1882, when 1.-The Princess and Curdie'
first appeared. it has been entertaining
young readers by tens of thousands.
CHATTERBOx FOR 1908. Founded by
]. Erskine Clarke, MA. Boston:
Dana Estes & Co.
This years Chatterbox has the familiar
cover and the general style of its prede-
cessors. 1t has not changed in form
from the beginning. and remains an insti-
tutional annual which is welcomed in
every house where there are children.
There are in this volume forty short sto-
res with thirty-five Illustrations and an
ecdotes, natural history papers. poetry
and articles of general interest. The same
careful editorship that has made Chatter
box popular for thirty years is in evidence
in this latest issue.
THE ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND
THE WlSP; Story of Sophistf
Gated Little Girl and an Unsophis-
Upton. New York: Longmans.
Green & Co.
Borbee first found Wisp while he was
seeking the voice that called to him.
Wisp, the sun-colored little chap with re-
markedly long legs. Then the two Of
them, after rollicking merrily for time,
found Spritey, dear little girl with a
flower in her hair. Thus there were three
happy friends, and they played until the
sun went down. when Spritey had to
leave, first giving Borbee the flower from
her hair. and next Wisp faded. But 1t
is we'll to wait for the story as Mrs. Up
ton tells it in her beautiful book. The
pictures do so much toward making this
charming tale realistic that no summary
is enough. There are no ugly things in
this story, for 1t tells the tale of happi-
ness 1t Is just the sort Of book to make
Christmas morning bright. glad time.
Browneu illustrations reproduced
from photographs taken by the au-
thor. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co.
81 had to have my picshur token.
For my grandma's far away.
Anc Cause wani En- ns wee years ols today.
had to stand jes' awful steady
When he said, Now, sonny, ready;
An got my picshur token
The very way that was lookin.''
There were other children that had
their 'picshurs tooken.' Little girls and
little boys. smiling children and frowning
children-but most of them smiling-some
mere babies and some partly grown up,
but all dear little folks who have been
snapshoted and posed to illustrate the
verses that tell about some of them and
exper:ence of childhood such as the one
quoted above These Really Babies
will make many friends on Christmas
MY BUSY DAYS. Verses by Edith
Barnes Sturgis. Pictures by Mar.
garetta s. Hinchman. New York: -.
Appleton & Co.
This is the song Of the child who finds
life full of occupation. 1t is jovial
book, all in verse, with beautifully de-