New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-21
Literary NesOS and Criticism
Holiday Books for Younger
Readers.

every American: IL should form part OF
the cultural education Of every Ameri-
can child, together with the mythology
of Greek and Scandinavian and the tales
OF Uncle Remus. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
A. Eastman have gathered number Of
Sioux creation myths, animal fables. and
nature and hero tales. simplifying them
for their young audience. The work is
excellently done in "Wigwam Even
ings" Little. Brown & Coz. The
fairy land Of science is attractive
~ opened up TO the child 10y Julia Au-
gusta Schwartz in Wonderful Little
Lives" little. Brown & Coz. which tells
Of grasshoppers. earthworms. ants mos
ouitoes. spiders. the ''untidy fiy." bees.
butterflies. toads and robins. The Illus
trations have educational qualities. A
fairy tale pure and simple. and one that
should please children, its fancy is so
genuinely pleasing. is George Macdon-
aids AT the Back of the North Wind"
(the J. B. Lippincott Company. this north
wind being not our old enemy Boreas. but
g feminine breeze. behind whose strength
and temper there lies gentleness. Lit
tie People Everywhere" is the collective
title Of the newest series OF travel books
for children. whose first four volumes.
al by Eta Blaisden Mcdonald and
Julia Dalrynple. are Rafael in Italy,"
Manuel in Mexico" Kathleen in Ire
land" and Time San in Japan" little.
Brown & Coz. The authors do not at
tempt too much. yet succeed in convey
ing considerable primary geographical
and historical information in an in
geniousiy concealed manner.
Miss Carolyn wells's Pleasant Day
Diversions" CNoffat. Yard & Coz is a
book for all upon whom falls the duty
of entertaining children and keeping
them occupied. most of her suggestions
having the merit. moreover. OF being
practicable hints 10 the children them
Eelves. without too much supervision.
which. Of course, often spoils the fun.
q he making Of valentines Easter and
Christmas gifts. dolls houses. Halloween
parties, etc, are among the diversions,
and there are. in addition. q number of
games. q monologue and TWO musical
plays. their songs set 70 familiar airs.
In The Boys end Girls Of the White
-lglcf ne E-LNitAtS fDIll pan. AEllt-S AdtF
ssEe tells Of the families Of our Presi-
dents from Washington 10 Roosevelt--of
all the children that have lived in the
White House. and. in the case Of Mrs.
Wsshingtons youngsters. I'm the first
executive mansion of the nation. at the
corner of Pearl and Cherry streets. I'm
this city. with. as in the case of the
that Of the Adamses 10 St. Petersburg
and London. as well. The relationship
Of the bows and girls 20 the Chief Ex-
eCutive Was Of course. of all degrees Of
ciosencss. Mrs. Frances HOdgson Bur
nett's short fable. The Land OF the
Blue Flower" (Eofat Yard & Coz, with
a colo-ed frontispiece by Sigismond de
1vanowski besides appealing to the
childs Imagination teaches an old. old
lesson in an attractive new way, in
keeping with the modern nature worship
The greatest of the many merits Of Julia
Ellen Rogers's Trees Every Child
Should Know Doubleday, Page & COD
lies in this, that il is essentially an out
door book. To obtain the full benefit of
what il tells the child must go out
among tho trees, the way in which the
subject is treated being sure 10 arouse
its interest. Here IS a mass of wOodlore
simply conveyed, a pleasure for life once
il has been mastered. II Will lead the
child 10 look ever more closely and
lovingly and seeingly al the nature
around IL
Mr.. ". w. Denslow's new colored pict-
ure book, When Grow Up" (the Century
Company. with rhymed text plays with
all the ambitions Of childhood, its fan
tastic aspirations and plans for the fut-
ure-with the when ] grow up l am
going to be a fireman, or a lion tanner, or
a soldier or a sailor" idea. There is an
engaging up-to- dateness about this
stanza:
d Ike 70 drive an auto car
thousand miles a day,
And should ! he arrested