Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-21
PICTURE BOOKS FOR THE BABY

(Cut this shopping list out and
put it in your purse. 1t will help
when buying birthday presents and
Christmas gifts, and Will be useful
when borrowing books from the
public HbraryD
By Frances Jenkins OlcOtt.
Buy only the best picture-bOOks
for my baby" a mother eXclaims.
why, anything will do, if it is
bright colored and will not tear"
But viii anything 90? Baby's
brain is eager and alert. He is
! taking in a stock Of ideas TO use
+ when he begins TO speak and read
He is initiative, and is learning to
do the things he sees done in his
pictures, He is developing his
sense of color.
+ Pictures may be made the begin
ming of baby's education as well as
delight to him. And what a JOY
he takes in entering into the life
he sees in each bright-coloTed print.
/ But he viii not learn from them
unless they please him. He likes
/ best, primary cOlOrs, and large fig
ures Of animals and of children at
work or play. His first books
should be untearable, so that he
/ Will not be able to destroy them
/ whenever the impulse seiZes him.
T The term unteaTz Bile or indestruC-
tibIe, however. does not guarantee
7 that a book will not be destroyed
by rough handling.
+ The picture-bOOks listed below
are selected from among the best
I of their kind Unfortunately many
desirable linen books are out OF
/ print on account Of the war, while
. cheaply printed, dulI-colOred ones
are taking their places. The books
+ recommended in this list are still
/ in print, and all are educational -
/ fanciful or humorous and will de-
light baby for the first year of his
life and until he is four years old
and older.
Mother may begin to play with
him at choosing objects in the pic
lures, calling off the name of each
object as he points TO it. This little
game viii please him, and viii
teach him new words and their
meaning.
Baby's First Picture Books.
Baby's Moo Cow Book. indie
structible, mounted on boards.
Large pictures Of cows. DuuCu.
publisher.
Babys Picture Seaside indie
structible. mounted on boards.
Children playing by the sea. Dut-
ton.
Big Animal Picure-Book. Linen.
Chickens. rabbits, camels, CRATES,
elephants and tigers. Mclaughlin.
GOosey GOOsey Gander. Linen
Charming pictures by Mary LeF'et-
"a Russell, illustrating familiar
nursery rhymes. Gabriel
Jungle Book Linen. Large pic
lures Of tiger, lion, hippoporamus,
leopard ana other animals Cab
rieL
NOah's Ark. Linen Two by two,
kangaroos. elephants. monkeys, re
bras, camels and other animals.
Gabriel.
One Two Three. Linen. Teaches
little children TO count by means Of
pictures Of animals. Mclaughlin.
Instructive Picture Books.
kindergarten Book Of Objects.
Linen. For baby 10 choose from
and learn names. Gabriel
Merchant Ships and What They
Bring Us. Paper, with covers. For
children four years old and older.
Pictures Of ships with cargoes Of
tea, cotton, fruits and other com
modities, being laden and uuIaden.
Although the book is English. its
text and pictures give much infor-
nation for American children.
Dutt0u.
My Automobile Book. Linen. All
kinds OF automobiles. for motoring
and racing. including fire-engines.
auto-truCks, autO-buses. armOred
cars, aeroplane gun-caTs and Red
Cross ambUlances. Gabriel.
Ny Train Scrapbook, Trains,
bridges and stations in the United
States. Canada, England, Ireland
and South Africa. Dutton,
Tick Took, "AIl round the
eiock!" Linen, Teaches children