New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
FAIRY TALES.
BooEs Of EReh0ntmeHt and
Odd Adventure.

Odd 4dCeHtarc.
Th. Rev. Alfred J. church. whose
,klrful. -olorful and informing adspta-
.icns % Uiad and odyssey and the ro-
--znccs o. chiValry long ago made him
-. ~ the classics of juvenile literature.
,sss tbis wear another leaf 20 his well
armed laurels with The Faery Queen
.or Bovs and Girls" tMscmillanl. a book
.hs. in view Of the vast difficulties pre-
.cr-ed 10 the adapter by the original. is
te-raps his crowning achievement. Very
wisely De PAYS no attention 20 tho ALE
r,-i-al meanings Of the poem: The best
rse a The Fserie oueene." said Lowell.
-gs As gallery of pictures" And gall
ls-v ~ pictures the book Is. none of the
erest figures being omitted Whence IL
follows that Sponsors purpose has not
besu lost. -'to fashion" namely. "a
ceurIemau or noble person in yirtuous
and gentle discipline" The Illustrations
tre in coiors.
we moderHs appear 20 have lest the
RI q telling fairy tales. except in the
,arest ~ instances. Here Is Roland
Cuiz's "Fisnt Land. or. the Wonderful
Adventures a. Tim Pippin" Putnam.
which IS q conscientious effort Of in
veuiivencss bat without even ray OF
IRE poct.r Of true Imagination. Con-
struciod on the Patterns Of the immortal
giant tales Of clild-lore, with fun knoWl-
edge az al their incidents and surprises.
isir glamour az contrasts and thrilling
susrcnsc. their happy endings. this long
story Of the exploits Of a boy who OK
terminate giants wholesale. set Is eIai-
neut,y practical and prosaic: il is al
pslpab'v al second hand. and nowhere
frsr rate. But II quality be lacking.
quantity is there 10 make UP for il. end
veT likely IL win for the moment sat
isiy tie insousblc hunger Of the child's
awakened fancy.
Fer ,0unger children We have. first of
o.. Mary Raymond Shipman AndreNs's
The Enchanted Forest" ODutton1. and
r. contains many pretty. poetic fsncies
rs Vel as some inventions Of more
modern cast. OF the four connected
tales In the collection. 'Nengnie" pleases
one best. il is 50 charming tribute 10
ne faithful nurses of childhood whom
ve stil have with Us, and always shall
hsvr - long a. the instinct Of mother
hood survives IN woman. The iIustra-
tons are h. F. Boyd Smith. the frontis-
Uecr being IN colors. The Land Of
Nod" II y Crowell & Coz is the name
q q nov wonderbook by J. Walker Nc
spaddeu. in which the Sandman and
Santa Claus and misquoted nursery
rhymes ana an Educated Cow arc mixed
up with tle court OF the king Of the
Land ~ Nod. which is not 50 very dIF-
fcrsHt from the Iopsy-tur1y court into
which Alice strsyed. or course. the
hlue cavalry are mounted on right
ms-es- and the queen name Is Forty
Nods. and IL IS very polite 10 vaWn in
TO realm ~ sleep. where an earth child
Nould naturally be put on trial ss a pos
SHE danger 70 the peace OF tho land.
Ths authors hunor g. not always I'M the
'est ~ taste. but on the whole nc has
done wen with his material His verses
s1te- somewhat from p constant en-
resvor 10 Give them % secondary mean
ing Tor groWn-ups.
Charming nature taking" may 10
fo-nd i1 NadEe A Binglam's over
heard in Tair-land' Little Brown &,
Coz which is "A return 20 flowers snd
sa growing things by way ~ the inn
ssination. % tho mvstic poetry 0f ua-
tur-. which is not 50 had p foundation
Tor later moro scientific interest.
Ih'sc stories win teach the child 70
enserre. they have also an ethical pur-