The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12

beautifully and accurately told,
which children will love and older
people respect.
Just So Stories"
| One among the delightful things
that Rudyard Kipling did for the
world was to write stories for Chill
| dren-one of his volumes Just So
| Stories For Little Children" doubt
day Page & Co.. publishers, Garden
| City, New Yory being out in a
| charming edition.
| Besides the reading matter-such
only as Kipling can write--the
illustrations by Mr.. Gleason, are
really remarkable.
He has executed series of twelve
drawings In full colors. which many
| believe are the best things that have
been done. Indeed. you find yourself
wondering which came first. the
stories or the pictures, and you COM
promise on thinking of them as CO.
| incident, so much of a piece do they
seem. 1t is not often that this real
| sympathy and understanding find
their way into another medium OF ex-
| preston.
THE Wonderful Adventures of
Nils"-Selma Lagerloff-(Doubleda /;
Page & Co, publishers. Garden City.
N. r., is another delightful book for
children, well written and very read
able.
\ Four Delightful Books
Fairy Tales and Stories" by Hans
Christian Andersen (The Macmillan
company, publishers. New York
city,; Theodore Roosevelt" by
Edmund Lester Pearson (The Mac
milan company, publishers. New
Xnr1r rif xyf
Days" by IAN Old Boy" (The Mac
milan company, publishers. New
York city, and abraham Lincoln" by
James Morgan (The Macmillan com
pany, publishers. New York city, are
among notable edition" books that
have been published recenently for
children.
"The Fairy Tales and Stories of
Andersen's are "perfaced" by Francis
Hackett( edited by Signe Toksvig.
and illustrated beautifully by Eric
Pape.
Always before Hans Christian An
derson wrote story. he told it to
some little child in order to keep it
in his easy congregational style. and
that is perhaps why his stories have
always been~so beloved by children.
Tom Browns School Days" pro-
vides the most amusing illustrations
by Arthur Hughes while the reading
matter Is of course splendid
"Midsummer"-A Story for Boys
and Girls--by Katherine Adams (The
Macmillan company, publishers, New
York city, centers about a Mid
summer Fete" which means SO much
in Sweden where the scene of the
story is laid.
king Arthur and the knights of
the Round Table" by Sir Thomas
Mallory (The Macmillan company,
publishers. New York city, reveals a
most attractive setting" for this
delightful story which no boy or girl
can afford to miss. 1t is interesting
from beginning to end--a classic
in children's literature, without which
no library is complete.
"aIother Goose. Books
A beautifully illustrated and at
tractive collection of Mother Goose
Stories is entitled, Tales Told by
the Gander." by Maude Radford War
rem and Eve Davenport; illustrated
by Charles A. Federer (Gtorge II.
Doran company. publishers. New
York city)
This volume contains the most
amusing and whimsical stories from
the adoption OF the "Gander" by
Mother Goose" through many stories
which will delight the little tots.
THE Noel Pocock Edition Of
Robinson Crusoe." by Daniel De-
Foe George Fl. Doran Company, pub
fishers, New York city). is one Of the
most attractive books ever published
for children.
Beautifully illustrated by Noel
Pocock, the book takes it's, addition
name" form his wonderful art, ana is
easily one Of the most wonderful edi-