Evening star., 1922-12-17
Christmas Books

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: Pape. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
In underlying purpose this book Is
a method by which children may
come easily and happily into an ac-
quaintance with the plays of Shake
speare. In effect, however. 1t is
story calculated to appeal to children
by reason of its admirable story quail
ity. A little girl is the moving power
of this matter. Through play and
work and travel she, with a group of
young friends, lives over as much of
ShakeSpeare'S works as children by
the magic of imagination and make
believe are able to absorb. 1t is OBJ
viouS that this writer knows Shake
speare. 1t is equally plain that she
knows children. ~ keen intelligence.
good judgment, a sense of proportion
and an enormous amount of work
have gone into the making of this
most useful and interesting book.
THE BOOK OF NOBLE DOGS. By
EStelle Ross. illustrated. New
York: The Century Company.
Like dogs? OF course you do. And
here is a book of stories calculated
to fit right into that liking. From
legend and history and romance this
author has gathered up innumerable
anecdotes and facts about famous
dogs. Did you know that the dog
goes back to Adam? Well. he does,
as we find out here. You recall that
that God had made. And just as
Adam finished this ceremony of Civ
ing to each animal name there
appeared a little rift in the ground
at his feet. This was a widening
rift. On one side of it stood Adam
On the other side all the animals We're
gathered. Among them was the dog,
anXiously watching the growing dis
tance between him and Adam. Sud
denly, and none too soon, the dog
made a prodigious leap and landed
by the side of the man. And there
he has been ever since.
POLLY THE PAGAN; Her Lost Love
Letters. BY Isabel Anderson. au-
thor of "The Spell of Japan etc.
Boston: The Page Company.
Polly's story comes out here by way
of lost love letters that followed TINS
engagingly firtatious young woman
around Europe. And with the letters
Polly was obliging and thouShtfui
enough to lose her journal also, pro-
viding one thereby with both sides
of several romances. and near-ro-
mances. with Polly and the party of
the first part in all of them. BY way
of this lost personal correspondents,
which the author of this book klnuly
turns over to the reader, one Is per-
mitted to get into the company OF a
spright1y and reSourcefut young
American and to hear, besides, all
manner of interesting things about
the places from which these love let
terS are written. Isabel Anderson
has already produced several charin-
ing travel books, informal and lntl-
mate books. and the touch of these
books is felt more than once IN the
yivaciouS record OF the lost letters.
THE LITTLE COCKALORUM. BY
Wallis Simkins illustrations by
Ralph Dunklebergcr Philadelphia:
The Penn Publishing Company.
Her name is Gerry Houston. but
her father gave her the nickname OF
the Little Cockalorum' because, IN
her impulsive zeal 10 be up and DO
ing she reminded him of the early pro
that while it is yet dark eagerly 1aps
his wings and crows out an alarum
nf dawn just behind the hill, with a
busy day chasing it at full speed;
That was Gerry's way, too. she couio
see things Il long way OF that no
body else could see. These were Inc
things that she very earnestly ue-
sired And, desiring them. she jump
ed head over heels into the business
of making them come true. This is
:. story of resource and courage on
the part of Il young girl VINO want
ed above all things, to go to col
leSo, win no college 1T dii any N.'i'
i'm the household program. How
Gerry Houston herself laid the pian
for success aud then fulfilled 1t makes
an entertaining story tor other siris'
and, what is betetr yet. one that Is
calculated to brace them up IN tnelr
own efforts to accomplish WHAT iheS
set out to do.
PEGGY RAYNOND'S WAY. BY Har.
riet S. Lummis Smith author o.
l.,-in Ill q
etc. Illustrated by Frank 7. Mer-
r1ll Boston: The Page Company.
Here is another story about THE
Friendly Terrace" girls. Amy ana
Peggy and Priscilla and Ruth. In
school days and war days and colleGe
days these four have held together
in a jealous friendly competition
the world over find or invent for the
exercise of their enthusiasm and en-
ereies. Always Peggy Raymond ap-
pears to be the leader. And In Pes-
gy Raymond's Way she continues 10
lead. And her way" is the way of
ali girls. since it ends in her wedding
and a going away" while the re-
naming three are left to keep up the
enviable reputation that, all OF them
working together, have secured 'for
Friendly Terrace. a bright and busy
and engaging story for girls.
BOOKS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
MORE MYSTERY TALEss For Boy.
aud Girls. Selected by Elva $.
Smith. Frontispiece by Frank T.
Merrill Decorations by l.. J. Bridg-
man. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shep-
ard Company.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE United
STATES OF AMERICA: Told for
Ncunr People. BY Eldridge S.
Brooks. author of THE Story of
Our War With SPAIN" etc. Revised
and extended edition. Boston:
Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Company.
THE BOOK OF ATHLETICS. Edited
by Paul Wilmington. NJ. D. Re-
Vised by Lothrop Wilmington. IL
1ustrated from many photographs
of athletes and athletic events.
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Company.
THE BOY MAGICIAN; A Large Num-
her of the Latest and Best Tricks
Carefully Selected for the Rising
Generation of COnjurers. By Ray
mond Dixie, ace of magicians.
Fully illustrated. Boston: Lothrop,
Lee e Shepard Company.
U. s. SERVICE sERIES-THE BOY
WITH THE u. $. MINERS. By
Francis Rolt- Wheeler. illustrated.
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Company.
THE MOHAWK RANGER. By D.
Lange. Illustrated by Frank T.
Merrill. Boston: Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Company.
DANIEL BOONE; Wilderness Scout.
BY Stewart Edward White. Illus
trated by Remington Schuyler.
New York: Doubleday. Page & Co.
STAR, The Story of an Indian Pony.
BY Forrestine c. Hooker. With an
introduction by Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
Charles Livingston Bull. New
XarIc. DaaIl,lnda1. Do &