New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-21

TO China from Norway 10 Sicily anu
Now England to Mexico. The text con-
veys some simple geographical tac's'
Titha Sowerby's verses accompanying
Millicent Sowerby's attractive water
colors in Yesterdays Children tDuf-
field & Coz have considerable merit Vi
their simple appealing way
A new book by Walter Crane need
merely to be announced. Here is me
Song of Sixpence Picture Book con-
tanning the song; a fairy tale, rrlncess
BELLE Etoile." and an alphabet, the whole
deliberately illustrated in colors by TINS
friend of childhood. the quality OF whose
ART they instinctively recognize and al
WAYS welcome one of the hancsomest
cbildren's books Of the season Ghe John
Lane Company. translation OF =.
Czuizou's The Animals in the Ark
DufHeld & Coz is one OF those clever
products of the French mind al play in
which elders share the enjoyment o.
their children. The pictures in colors
and tints by 4. Nimar. double the de-
lights Of the book. Here, too. is good art
at the service Of childhood. The Circus
Book for Children" by Bertha Elinor
Burlington. Theresa Weimer and r. 6.
Jones. A. NJ, is. so far as the text is
concerned. a sort OF first reader. The
Illustrations are mostly from photo
graphs taken in a well known circus.
BENJAMIN II. Sanborn & Coz. Those
friends of our own childhood and our
fathers before us. the brothers Grimm,
come TO us in new guise In "Grimm's
Animal Stories" interestingly illustrated
and decorated by John Rae Duffield &
Coz Polly and Dolly" by Mary Fran
ces Blaisdell little. Brown & Coz. is
wen calculated TO encourage children
that have just mastered the art Of read
ing 10 venture independently into the
magic land OF print. In STORY Land"
collected and in part written by Clara
Murray little. Brown & Coz. we have a
number or stories by various authors.
among them Mary L. Wilkins. Laura L.
Richards. Helen Hunt Jackson and Lieu
tenant Schwatka. and of verses by Emily
Dickinson and others. for children eight
or nine years old. Stories OF child life
in other countries predominant. The an
nual "ChattcrbOx" volume. the only Eng
fish publication of it's kind that evil
IDENTIFY continues 10 keep its popularity
here. has made its appearance Dana,
Estes & Coz When Mother Lets Us
Give a Party" by Elsie Duncan Yale
CMoffat. Yard & Coz. not only contains
many hints for children in the matter Of
games and make believe. but very pref
tily teaches them the duties and respon-
sibilities of graceful. accomplished hosts
and hostesses. An ingenious primer OF
good manners
Moro Goops yet! This time they are
Blue Goops and Red" (the r. 4. stokes
Company. and. Of course their author
IS Mr.. Gelett Burgett. whose didactic
purpose in life none familiar with his
work can doubt According to him. il is
very naughty to he a Blue Coon. rneri-
torious 10 be a Red one. and please as
we'll 10 all concerned-Goops. parents. and
most Of all TO visitors and strangers
generally. The moral lies In the ease
with which il is shown that an INN of
Coop can change himself or herself.
into little angel in the house: you turn
the lower half OF the page. on the princi-
pie Of Dutch door. and behold. the blue
disappears to give way to brightest red.
Mr.. Burgess points the moral Of his pict-
ures with adjoining verses.
Laboulaye's Fairy Tales" which. one
has an impression, had been somewhat
neglected in recent years, return 10 their
own in an edition handsomely illustrated
/ In cOlors and black and white by Arthur
/ Dixon. The cover is in excellent taste
| and there q re orrfctfo er5 ,.,,-o-z n.
! ton & Coz A new edition Of Walter
/ Samuel Cramps translation Of Collodrs
'Pinocchio: The Adventures of a Mar
I ionette" (Ginn & Coz. with illustrations
4 in colOrs and black and white by Charles
4 Copeland. testifies 10 the growing popu-
larity Of this classic Of the Italian nurs-
/ cry among our children.
Miss Alice Calhoun Haines has a com
fortng way with the characters in her
! stories. Readers Of The Luck OF the
Dudley Grahams" viii remember what
terribly hard time the family had Of
/ IL after Mr.. Graham's death until Ernie
found that missing dumping cart con-
tract With the money il brought which
was not so much, of course. as the
family had expected. they moved out
INTO the country. TO "Cock-a-Doodls
Hill" CHenry Holt Coz. whore they
/ led the most delightful sort Of an out
/ doors existence, getting acquainted with
Nature and in starting a chicken farm
And when, in the end. their uncle failed
and the contract money was lost. why.
somebody died right handily and left
Ernie small fortune. in recommends
nv 90
lonely old man. A cheerful pleasant
story, with, OF course, still another Sc
4 quel IN prospect for next year. Tho
Grahams are evidently born under a
4 lucky star
Illoa Jane did not get married. or at
+ least not yet Marshall Saunders ended
/ the first chronicle OF her adventures with
/ happy marriage, but tells US. Al the
very beginning OF "'Ti.da James Or
/ phans' L. c. Page d Coz that in real
lily many things happened before that
event, which would make her ineligible
as the heroine OF children's books tooLr
place. The new story is h narrative Of
/ these happenings. which are concerned
/ with the orphans she took into the
house with various results. but also with
/ her love Of animals and the develon.
ment OF her mind and character The
story, Ike its predecessor. is entertain
. ing. and IL has nilrnoee