Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-05
HER SEARCH FORLTTTLE,
FOLK TALES REWARDED
Rebels Against Monopoly by Peter Rabbit, Little Black
Sambo and bedtime Stories Adopts Novel
Plan to Obtain New Books

funny pictures. al black. OF the Iii,
tie boy and his kitten. and the pref
'N pictures, all bright culorS. of
'harlic and the policeman aud other
people.
Roller, had his book. too. L, was
called puppy Dogs Tales" 1t told
story upon story about puppies ami
kittens, ponies and Dummies. Thcr,
W"r" goat story, canary story
pigeon story. Mostly true. and
many Of them funny. ANA almuS;
all taken from wcll-kuowu author.
whose different WAYS OF writing gave
Robert deep sense OF interest and
pleasure. Just as mother and ra,hcr
and the Doctor and Eurah. and IN.
minister, and IN. Italian fruit man.
stoke in very different ways indeed
:" u WAS Interesting to find such
different WAYS of talk In book
Nnd HOW h" loved the pictures, Th.
chow puppy seemed real enough to
pat Fui ne wanted an Airdaic ar
ter reading about all the things they
could do. Perhaps a girl would want
a kitten lii," Sunset InvincihIe" or
Peter Fan" tthiS book led won ON
1" lots ~ ether good hooks). bu, no
wanted II dog. Hnd he was going To
keep 'his book right hy his bed un-
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And =" he did. trying to decide
which OK the famous dogs his shoniJ
be named after. puppy Dogs
Tales WAS a great success win
Charlie and rolly. too. II they
hadn't had new books Of their own.
hey would have had to take turns
with 'luppy Dogs Tales
Don Hook Finds Favor.
f"lIY hHd to wait for her book
Her careful mother read It last of
all Sh" d!du't suppose a doll book
could 10" amy good. I:ut -h. rather
liked til" title. Memoirs Of a Ioudnu
Doll aud TIA" "lL-Cashionrd Tin.
par". copied after thu. 1897 edition a.,
thr book. was charming. She turned
over the pages. Tome downstairs
WITH M, you porI",, You shall
bm" with mo. Maria. and So.
'W"Iiih NIGHT" So Maria Pupprt
was chr!s'"ucd. ami $" came the lie.
script'"u ~ Twelfth Night in q Lon
H"n pastry cooks sh"r. Ana life at
." countess OF fl"w"rdalc's CAV.
r!ctur" of Tia" e l-r Side Of tin.
town. The li,tl. orgau-.rind.r chil-
drcn made Maria roprci Just a. hau-
ny. What Christmas rantomi,n.
sh" saw, too. why. this Iitlc book
Was picture OF London !nn,. aun.
and this wooden doll had NOR" phi-
i"S"nhE ia her little finger than
Fut h"r mother didn't tell FOLLY a
word of what she had discovered
She left h"r to investigate between
IN" blu" Silk Gnv"rs Z" writ. her
nam" proudly under the old stag.
coach on the end papers. and to raz.
Tor long minutes at the lovely street
lamps and gables. the funny row
~ new-made dolls. the vivid seen.
OF the Punch-anh- Judy show. In
me Memoirs OF a London boil" Pol
~ aged . had q don story tn sui,
her. and much more besides
You may think that rolIy's mother
ha3 great luck aud mat tn" publisher
!" whom She wrote had grea, luck.
Just hapr'ucd chance" vouYu sny.
lh"iT having those books ready. "RUt
We have found that publishers ar.
paving wush NOR. attention To- criU-
cal people Ike p"uys mother. ana
mat th"y ar" trying hard to mak.
looks that are, cducatiunally. The
very best for children "rhr Me,
m"trs az = london Dull' has for IRE,
ia'' Tia" tribute Of u librarian who
loved ii when sh" was IA li;tl. rirl.
ANA WHO rcdiscovcr"d il way behind
IN" shelves OF her library. IA worn
Oh copy, TIA" only one TO be fouud.
rom which the publishers worked.