The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-27
NEW
BOOKS TO PLEASE
YOUNG READERS
Co~stnSed from Ninth Po0s.

old classics.
when Christmas Comes Around"
BY Priscilla Underwood. (Dufieid.)
A series Of stories telling Of the vari-
Gus adventures OF n child's life during
the year. with pictures In color by Jes-
sie Wilcox smith.
"Shoe and Stocking Stories" BY
Elino Mordaunt. (Lane.)
These stories derive their name from
the fact that they were told to a small
boy OF 8 while ne put on his shoes
and stockings every day. Several of
them took two or three mornings to tell.
though OF course there was more time
IL II were ever boots with laces instead
OF shoes to put on. and each story was
told many times. THE Boy Who Went
Ogre Shooting" Wa always the favorite.
All sorts OF bits were added by special
request. like the sentence, and tho Cat
too" at the end Of the Bubble Story"
for of course every ono would want TO
know what became of the cat, and
that's the default In % "a stories
people mention cats and humans, and
then seem to completely forget about
them
More Tales from TN Arabian
sNlkIlb FsbiStu UN FIhflCNS ScAAihb
Olcott. CHolt.)
Among the old favorites in this volume
are story of the Hunchback. story OF
Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie-
hanou. story OF the Princess Per.ezede
| and the Speaking Bird. the Singing Tree
and the Golden Water-story OF Prince
Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura.
I'm the Land OF Make Believe" BY
f. Boyd-Smith. tHolt.)
The nursery corne TO life u the under
lying idea OF Boyd-Snith's most nasci-
mating holiday book since his o
Ark which II approaches IN idea and
appeal. The children's toys. the animals.
the trains. the dolls, tho aviator OF the
model ~aeroplane and all the inhabitants
Of a fascinating nursery como to life
and Join the children in a m'rth provok-
Ing. exciting story told IN text and in
lmltable pictures. The captain OF the
TOY soldiers has a fine heroic part in
the tale.
The Log OF the Ark-by Noah"
Illustrated by Ham. e~xcavated by !. l..
Gordon and A. ]. Freuh. CDutton.)
"Vho IL Who" In this famous ark
Captain. Myself: Hrs; ofrcer. Shern
second officer. Ham third officer, ia
pheth purser. Myself wireless opera
'or. Shem thief engineer. Ham,. chief
steward. Japhsth. veterinarian. My
self chief cook. Mrs Noah. bottle
washer. Mrs. Shem stewardess. Mrs.
Ham: iaundress. Mrs Japheth s,okers.
automatic: cargo. 1--we stock. Noah's
record OF his fa.nou voyage. There's
a laugh In every n
'Katrinka. tho Story Of a Russian
rhiid." BY Helen Eggleston HASKELL.
iDut'on.)
Describes life in a snowbourd Rus
sian village under tho shadow OF the
dreaded Cossacks and among the simple.
warm hearted and credulous folk Of the
countryside. The little heroine makes
her way 20 P~etrograd and grows up
there with It's police. mobiles and re~olu-
tionaries. even coming into contact with
he Gar and his family.
The Srhoo, o. Arms" Ry Asro., r
Hone DDu':oU)
4 series 1. .h-lNre narratives NJ the
adventures - hoys In their teens in nat
'le. Hpwir how war stimulates the
-ourace ~sourca and determination %
Young patriots. War Is not extolied,
hu, j. shown No a cruel test o: endur.
arce. yalo- and q sc!pline.
''uT fs'N 'f'hl 4WI44LS anu 'NNel Var
,oors" By WEBSTER. ,DorsnD
\ collection o' 'he hos. hundred or
he cartoons Of Webster. The series
particularly Includes "Our Boyhood Am
hltIors"-what famou men wanted 20
$50 AZ hoys and "Lifo's Darkest Mo-
ru,rt>-as the TIM. you We're hauling
nc family clothes 20 the washerwoman
and your best girl passed you.
This Yeas Book tor Rows" CDo-ar.)
Illustrated by color plates from me
originals ~ prominent artists. Popular
authors have written the stories NJ adj
venture, invention and progress IN COM
ne-cial and other fields. There are tales
o, daring. bravery and self-sacrince.
-Jolly Jaurts with i'm Through .h~
Fireplace" Verses by Charles Hanson
Tovue CporanD
When Jimmy and good dog Tag were
Struggled before the fireplace. out ~ the
aames bounced n Jolly ,i'tle man with a
reakci head and invited jim 20 co with
him 20 The norier-waNdcr-lard Of the
Hamc people - i'm found the cour,
rf ~. funny 'nora~nh -: Fiancland and
4 brand now Kind % fairies ard tNe most
omusinr md exciting Z experiences, T.
Illustrated On color and decorated by II,
Deylt: Welsh.
eyer Books Bears IN Mother Goose
Land" tpor1rD
over seventy illustrations in color and
sack a,i white Icy Frank Yer Reck.
with new rhymes Nv Hanna Rion ard
Old ones wv Mother Goose. TF"rolv poly
bear family had always heard Of Mother
Goos.'s land and wanted Z, sre the cow
that jumped ove~ the moon and JACK
4s.1 It1 md all tho rpSe -. fn.N wont