The Denver Jewish news., 1921-12-14

come the mothers. AS the years go
on. child's bookcase may well con-
tain Mother Goose, Aesop. Bible
Stories, Fairy and Folk Tales and
Nature Mylhs, Later will come stories
of adventure such as che Had. Odys-
spy, and King Arthur. by this time
the child will be able to help choose
his oMn heroes of chivalry. and rom
;nce. of science and discovery. Poetry
should have "A very honored place from
the beginning. \ child of five can ap-
rreciate Robert Louis Stevenson and
Eugene Field
Kate, Grecnaway and host of sue
cessors have devoted artistic genius 10
illustrating childrens books making
them II joy to young and old. 1t is
probable that in the case of most chill
tlren of today, their first Interest and
joy IN books is associated with beau
tiful colorcd plates. Baby Sister just
two, adores them and expresses her
appreciation with smiles, shouts and
clappns of hands. When She points 10
the mantcl shelf and clamors Go!
tUOO WIFI NY siotI'i pooFN' phS
feels that her career of literary ap-
probation is begun thru the attraction
of the pictures
should s3rncr purchase only two
OF three children's books year and
have tliem illustrated by some of our
best childrcn's artists than to I'LL a
bookshelf with II dozen cheap books.
whose crude and gaudy illustra tons
cannot help the child to fine apprecia-
tion.
Among our treasures of illustrated
books we count Jesie Wilcox Smith
Mother Goose" and postcard illustra-
tions in color of the same, by Willie
beck lie Muirc. We own AN Acsop IL
Illustrated by Arthur Racilham. and
also one by Milo Winter. Kate Green
away. Walter Crane, Randolph Colde-
colt. L. Boyd Smith. William Heash
Robinson. y. c. Wyeth and Maxficld
Parrish, are also names to conjure
with in our household. and we hope
to welcome several others. OF course,
no one would want to own IN Alice
IN W. NDnucfHlnu WitHout 'ht VI S""'
Tcnnicl pictures. and what would
Lcar's Nonsense Book he without his
own Illustrations:
Frederick X. Marvin, in his "l.N-
cursions of Booklovcr." says this:
'.Blcsscsl is the man who lives in holy
Fellowship with great and noble books
His solitude is peoplcd with heavenly
companionShip The highest delight
possible In man is his. Before him
open tile Gates of Paradise To par
ents is given the supreme privilege oi
leading liulc children into u realiza-
tion of this bcatitudc of literature.
Books. suggested for the Childrcn's
Library Shelf.
The Bible
Bible Stories to Read and Tell
Mother Goose. Illustrated by Jessie
| Wilcox Smith.
Mother Goose, illustrated by L. Boyd
l. Smith. 3 a
| Under the Wiflow, Illustrated by
Kate Grecnaway.
MarigoId Garden, Illustrated 10y Kate
Grccnaway.
| Little Songs of Long Ago, illustrated
by Willcbeck Ii Marie.
Our old Nursery Rhymes, illustrated
by Willcbcck lie Marie.
The Children's Acsop. illustrated by
Milo. .Mintcr.
| Baby' Own .Aesop. Illustrated by wal
for Crane
! The Nonsense Books, Edward Lear,
| Illustrated by Author.
| Alice i'll Wonderland, Lewis Carroll,
Illustrated by John Tennicl
Grimm's Fairy Tales, illustrated by
Iopc Dunlap.
Hams Andcrscn's Fairy Tales. Illus
tratcd by W. Heath Robinson.
| Tingcwood Tales, Nathaniel llaw-
thorne. illustrated by Milo Winter.
| y Wonder Book. Nathaniel Hnw-
thornc. Illustrated by Milo Winter.
/ The Boys King Arthur. Edited by
| Sidney Lanicr. Illustrated by y. &.
| Wycth.
The Story VI King Arthur and his
Knights by Howard Pyle, Illustrated
| by Author.
\ Chihl's Garden of Verses. Robert
Louis Stevenson, Illustrated by Je--
sic Wilcox Smith.
Poems of Childhood. by Eugene Field.
Illustrated by Nraxfic!d Parrish.