The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Stories That Many
Children Like

Stories by .TuIiana Hcratia Ewing"
| with illustrations. by Edna Cooke
! tDuffield), Is well made quarto. con-
| tanning ten or a dozen of Mrs. Ewing's
classic stories, including "Jackanapes."
Daddy Darwin's Dovecote." $50. So"
Lob Lie-by- the-Fire" "Old Father
l'Christmas," "A Very Ill Tempered
Family" and others of theEa tales
which have for so many years been
| taken instantly to the hearts of young
readers. Mrs. Ewing's ability to write
| from the point of view which is found
| to be common to all English speaking
children has been given to very few
besides herself in such full measure.
Kenneth Grahame has II. and w. III.
| Hudson, and George Macdonald had
| it, and it was one of the most precious
gifts in the treasury of few poets.
| The pages OF this book are clear and
broad, and IL Miss Cookies pictures are
no Improvement on those that Ran
dolph Caldecott made for these famous
stories, at least they are conceived In
the same spirit and skilfully drawn TO
amuse as well as to illustrate.
Another book OF the same general
appearance and make up, big quarto,
handsomely bound. printed in large
type and exceptionally well illustrated
in colors and a great quantity of line
drawings besides, which are spirited
and amusing. Is 1.-THE tumble Book"
by David Cory George Sully & Coz.
The volume is striking in the quality
of its paper and printing. both text
and Illustrations: and for all its size
is not too heavy for child to heave
around. 1t calls itself "a tumble OF
good things" and has sail for every
breeze-Indian stories, fairy stories,
animal stories and all kinds of really
clever and amusing stories and little
verses. which we suspect many par
ents will enjoy reading to the children
as much as they enjoy taking those
same children to the circus. Nobody
will 60 astray In tying little stocking
around this very big piece OF story
book candy.
Little Homespun Songs" by Bea-
trice Hubbel-Plummer (Stokes), is 4
collection of original songs OF child
hood, with colored illustrations by
Mary La Fetra Russell. About half
of the more than forty songs have
music written by the author Of ths
jolly little verses. The home choir will
find plenty to occupy its vocal talent,
and II they sing the whole book from
beginning TO end the neighbors will
learn many interesting details. Some
of the verses have hint of California
sunshine.
A holiday edition of Mr.. Gals
woI hy's imaginative sketch. "Awak-
ening" (Scribners) Is published with
many decorative Illustrations by r. ri.
Santer. This tale has been called IAN
interlude in the Forsyte saga" and
the phrase fairly describes the "awak-
ening" Of little Jon and his mother
to some of the actualities which had
been more or less covered up by the
things which seemed important. but
were not really so--not so important
as the real things which a little boy
and his mother have to say to each
other. The book Is beautifully printed.
and II It is not exactly the book for a
child less adrift than Jon the child
may enjoy the pictures and his pa
rents may be edited by the text.
A specially good looking book for
youngsters from 5 to 10 years old is
seven oOIock SlOrieS- W RODeIt
Gordon Anderson. with twenty full
page illustrations In color by Il Boyd
Smith (Putnam's). These stories
were FIRST told to Jean and Malcolm,
TO whom the book Is dedicated. and
the same characters. three happy
children" called Jehosophat Marina
duke and Hepzibah, run through the
book Their travels and experiences
are told In twenty lnstalments--each
seven o'clock story" to go TO bed
on. Their friend the ToymAn pilots
them through many strange adven-
lures. we'll worth sharing.
Miss Katharine Pyle contributes
Three Little Kittens" CDodd Mead q
Coz TO tho children's bookshclf-an-