Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19

his work, interrupting a musical per-
formance. puncturing bath tub, separat-
ing fighting cat and dog, smashing
monograph and doing all manner OF
things until its course is stopped on the
twenty-first floor running into an ice
cream freezer. The rocket, in it's course,
punctures every page, and it's adventures
are related in Peternewellish verse. Every
child will want d copy Of 1.-THE Rocket
Book
GULLIVER'S VOYAGES TO LILLIPUT
AND BROBDINGNAG. Written by
Jonathan Swift. illustrated by p.
A. Staynes. New York: Henry Holt.
Every now and then some Juvenile
classic is found to be in need Of a re-
printing to meet the constant demand
that marks it as an enduring book.
Gulliver's Voyages is one of these. and
now it has come in especially attractive
form. with a great wealth Of Illustration.
including numerous color plates that will
greatly delight all readers Of this remark
able satire. To children, of course, it is
little more than a wonder story Of great
fascination. but the adult readers will find
it still of interest. for in many ways the
quaint conceft Of Swift applies to modern
conditions. It would be interesting indeed
If the gifted cleric could revisit the world
style upon the affairs and manners Of the
man of this period. Fortunate will be the
boy or girl who finds this version of
''Gulliver" among the Christmas gifts this
year.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND. BY James
Whitcomb Riley. With twelve illus
trations cut on wood and printed in
colors by Gustave Baumann. In
dianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company.
In that quaint and inimitable style of
his that has become a veritable national
institution. Riley has apostrophized the
twelve months with bits of verse that re-
fleet the flavor Of the passing seasons and
turn points of subtle comedy. This year
book. with it's appropriate illustrations in
color, comes in timely relation to the
birthday celebration Of the Hoosier poet
recently observed in practically all parts
Of the country.
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRIST
MAS; Visit From st. Nicholas. By
Clement G. Moore. With pictures by
Jessie Wilcox Smith Boston:
Houghton Miff1in Company
Many an artist has undertaken to illus
trate the might Before Christmas" and
now comes Miss Smith with her skil1ful
pencil and brush. giving us beautiful
new presentation Of the childhood classic.
A brief introduction gives the history Of
this poem, which was written more than
a hundred years ago and has been printed
in practically all languages.
CALDWELL'S BOYS AND GIRLS AT
HOME. Stories and verses by Mary
f. Mann. Theodore Wilson Wilson.
Alice Talwin Morris, G. l. Whitman,
Jessie Pope, May Byron. Helen
Broadbent and others. Pictures by
Gordon Browne, r. l.. II. r. Millar,
Frank Adams. T. Heath Robinson.
Helen Stratton. Florence Harrison.
K. ]. Fricero and others. New York:
III. M. Caldwell Company.
Year after year the Caldwell book has
been appearing to delight the youngsters
with it's stories and poems and pictures.
This year it is quite up to the standard
Of other days, and happy will be the child
who gets a copy as part Of the Christmas
giving. Some of the pictures are ex-
quisite. but most of them are jolly bits of
fun accompanying the widely ranging
text.
or, Adventures Among the Kitchen
People. BY Jane Eayre Fryer. Full
page illustrations by Margaret G.
Hays. Other illustrations by Jane
Allen Boyer. Philadelphia: The John
G. Winston Company.
ANY Utt1e BlTl WHO SCtS LnlS DOCK Is
apt to make a champion cook. BY a most
ingenious combination of clever text and
comic pictures the kitchen world is made
fascinating. All the pots and pans and
other utensils are personified and hold
conversation with Mary Frances, who is
learning how to stew and bake and mix.
In this way the youngster is led into an
understanding of the reasons that govern
all the work in the kitchen.
BILLY POPGUN. BY Milo Winter. H.
1ustrated by the author. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company.
Billy Popgun was playing in the back
yard in some old pajamas that were just
suited to the hot day Having his popgun
with him, he thought he would venture
out into the world to see what he could
find to kill. and SO he started. But if he
had known what he was going to run
across he might have l1esitated longer, be-
cause there were some terrible creatures
out on the other side of the fence, and,
curiously. everything was very big or else
Billy had grown suddenly very small
But with popgun any little boy who
goes out into the land Of monsters. can
hold his own and drive off dragons and
brighten gigantic mud turtles and scare
eagles almost to death. All the things
that Billy did are told here in this book
SO truthfully that it will be a Grabbed
person indeed who can have any doubt at
all Mr.. Winter has been good enough
to show just how things looked with
some pictures that perhaps after the text
has been read and read and learned by
heart can be framed and put on the nurs-
cry wall. If Billy Popgun does not be-
come a national hero it is because chill
dren do not appreciate true valor and
have lost all sense of adventure.