Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. By
IconIeth era a author of "Ile

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. BY
Kenneth Grahame, author of The
Golden Age. etc. New York: Charles
Scribners Sons. Washington: Bren-
tanO'S.
The playground Of this book is located
in part Of Wonderland that Alice did
not explore She missed a great opportu-
nifty. Mole, who is hero-in-chief, begins
his adventures by throwing aside his
whitewash brush. The spirit of the bios
som-time has reached down TO his earth
burrow and he paws his way up to the
sunny green world determined to revel in
the dear delights of spring-without it's
housekeeping. There is happy ainless-
ness in his holiday until he comes to a
silvery live thing that flashes and turns
and ripples and bubbles-it Is Moes first
glimpse of river. And it is along this
river that he meets a perfectly splendid
water rat, who takes him boating and
who introduces him 10 a strlpy-headed
badger, who hates society and bolts on
without passing the time OF Gay. Then
there is visit to Toad Hail. whose rich
conceited owner is always hopping after
fads and forever getting in trouble. These
are only few of the friends Mole makes
in the Open Road. By and by, when
winter comes and most or MS fellow-
creatures are wsing it through in snug
quarters, he slips off from the rats river
bank home and goes alone to the Wild
Wood to renew acquaintance with the
badger who lives there somewhere In
hole 1t is most curious wood. full Of
whistles. and passwords and sisns-all
simple enough. OF course. if you know
the ropes-but as Mole said: 'Oh, my: oh.
my; oh. my" The rat finds him hiding
in tree hollow and they cuddle no for
the night determined to make a straight
line for home in the morning. But some
time. between dark and dawn. the bare.
leafiess woods turn to wonderful all
white, with snow castles and snow cav
ems everywhere and more snow COM
ing down OF course. the poor little fell
lows can't make their straight line: they
get lost. but after a day OF exciting ups
and downs they stumble in the night on
a door in the ground, and the brass plate
a, the door reads Mr.. Badger" 1t
proves happy find for the badger sits
them before his kitchen fire and they eat
hot supper and tell stories, and when
Mole and the rat wake next morning. they
are introduced to coupe Of young
hedgehogs. who got lost on their way To
school, and to a garrulous otter. who tells
about the sunrise in the snowy woods,
and about silly rabbit sitting on
stump, and about a string OF wild geese
flying across the sky. These are just
few of Mole's adventures There are
many other amazing happenings before
the final windup in the shape of IA ban
quet TO celebrate his friendship with the
rat and the badger and the reformation
OF the TOAD. w III Z tnlS DOCK Is LOT Inc
young. it Is not for those only who are
young in years. To every world-tired old
boy and girl whose heart is kept fresh by
the well-spring of youth the wind in the
willows will whisper its mystery and
charm.
ANIMALS OF THE WORLD FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE. BY Charles r.
knight With an introduction by
Tudor jerks. New York: Frederick
A Stokes Company.
There is an immense amount of infor-