Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-02

various colors. A smart combination
and turn his attention elsewhere
for amusement.
Guide him to be sure, but let
the habit take root and 1t will grow
fast.
Cloth Books For Babies
Buy baby a cloth book Thai he
can't tear, with bright pictures.
Pictures and pictures, n pic
lures. There cannot me too many. I
cannot overestimate the value of
pictures in books for young chill
dren. Children in cities, children
in flats, children who never get to
see the world outside of a city
street.
For tots we used to stop at Moth
er Goose. There was a great gap.
Not so now!
Dear old Mother Goose is still in
valuable in her many, lovely dress
ed-up editions. but there are other
books that young children adore.
For instance, the little bedtime sto-
ries of furry and feathered folk.
There are Peter Rabbit" and other
books by Beatrix Potter up through
the more elaborate series of the
same nature many of which are
i published nightly in newspapers,
and appearing eventually in attrac-
tive book form that children love.
And there are still more books for
tots.
Give Him Poetry, Too
Mix Kiddy's book diet as you
would his food. Don't neglect poe
try. Get Fairies and Chimneys"
and see if he Cor she) doesn't love
it. It's by Rose Fryeman.
Or buy "a Child's Garden Of
Verses by Stephenson, or Riley's
Tragedy Man" Ten to one Tommy
or Lou will go to sleep with them
under his pillow. There's also THE
Posey Ring by Kate Douglas Wig
gins. I must add to the list for tots
that Aesop's fables are easily under
stood and there are many beauti-
full editions.
For children from Z to II
there are first the standard books
of fairy tales. Tales from Ara
bian Nights" Greek Myths by
Kingsley. Anderson's and Grimm's
"Fairytales," and Ruskin's King of
note uppermost in choosing fairy
tales for very young children. The
Scandinavian tales such as Grimm
and Andersen are a bit simber in
places for the child too young. The
or books are bright and will
stretch the Imagination till it aches.
Jungles and Desert Isles
It's a joy to mention Kipling's
"Just So Stories" and his jungle
Books" DR.. Van Looms Ancient
Man" and other fascinating books
Of history for children, "Robinson
Crusoe." Swiss Family Robinson"
"Gulliver's Travels" king Arthur's
Nicholas" There are many fine
tales, too, for children over IL.
~Stephenson's Treasure Island
Cooper's Misunderstanding Tales"
and Sir Walter Scott's Tales of
Knighthood' including "Ivanhoe."
The Alcott books for girls over
IL are without a peer.
"Alice in Wonderland" has al
ways been my favorite book for chill
dren of all ages. There are. Mrs.
Dix's "Merrylips,' a fine book with
historical setting. "Idylls or the
King" adapted for children from
Tennyson. Shakespeare's Tales for
Children" I could go on and on.
And there are many good books of
Bible stories for young people.
"Chatterbox"
The English "Chatterbox" is still
with us, long may it continue. And
here let me add are two dear sweet
books also of English importation
which come anew each year, This
Years Book For Boys and This
Years Book For Girls" Try them.
Buy your boy a variety. Don't let
him feed up constantly on the in
Vulnerable scout and outdoor series.
And don't let your girl live entirely
on boarding school books. They are
good but they are not enough. Mix
the diet.