The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-16
MORE BOOKS
IN THE HOME.
is THE SLOGAN OF OUR CHILD.
REN'S BOOK WEEK.
BOYS AND GIRLS LOVE TO POS.
SESS THEIR OWN BOOKS.

Many Excellent Books On Display.
"More Books in the Home" is the
slogan for the "Children's Book
Week..
Show me the boy or girl who does
not love to possess a book for their
very own. Books are essential to
all ages but to children they are the
very food of the spirit. The right
books for every child at every stage
of development should be as much
on the mothers mind as the quest
for purest milk and most nourish-
ing cereal.
A little girl had just learned to
read, an ardorous undertaking, in
First Steps for Little Feet. AS
reward, her father and mother took
her to children's bookshop and told
her she might select any book she
wished. Forthwith she demanded
McCauley's LAYS of Ancient Rome,
known to her only by extracts re-
cited to her at bedtime. "But,
Helen, why do you mant them?"
her surprised parents inquired,
thinking "a Child's Garden of
Verse" or "Fhe Birds Christmas"
were more suited to her years. II
want them," this little Miss Midget
replied, because they are purple
and gold" She was wise beyond
her years. Purple and gold is just
what good books do contain for
all the world, but especially for
children. Who can say what a
worthwhile book will accomplish in
a child's life what wealth of mag
nation it may not awaken, to what
far-reaching and worthy ambitions
it cannot give birth. Begin with
the picture books. Babies year
old are not too young to enjoy pic
lures, but be sure the pictures are
| good ones and then there is "Mother
Goose" which is certainly a part of
baby's education.
The. child's fairy tale years are
apt to be from three to nine or ten
years of age. All children should
grow up with the best fairy tales,
fables and myths. 1t is a pity that
any boy or girl should miss, at each
due milestone, those merry COM
rades.-Alice in Wonderland, The
King of the Golden River, Rip Van
Wrinkle, Robin Hood, CULVER, Alad-
din, King Arthur, Hector or Balder
the Beautiful.
Every child loves Kipling's Just
So-Stories and the Jungle Books.
The animal stories by Thornton
Burgess, Black Beauty and the Story
Of Donkey. Among the stories
that might be true for children of
the same age are Robinson Cruso,
Understood Betsy, The Indian Book,
Nellie's Silver Mine and Swiss Fam
lily Robinson. Stories of other lands
are: The Snow Baby, Dutch Twins,
French Twins, Irish Twins and Puri-
tan Twins, Heidi and Katrinka.
For older boys and girls there are
stories of fancy and Imagination
great stories from all nations, school
and college stories, Indian books
nature books and books of science
occupation and amusements, BIZ
ography and history stories. trave
books, patriotism and citizenship
books on camping and outdoor life
hero stories and stories of great adj
venture and poetry.
Children's Book Week which is be
ing celebrated nationally this week
is for the purpose of urging parents
to do more reading themselves thai
!. they may not only be able to sug
gest for their children but to wider
their own horizons. There is bool
for every mood, if one cares fol
/ books, one may journey the worlc
! around merely going to the library
S Parents and children are invited t,
!, inspect the display of books at tn
S James Drug Store. Perhaps it vii
!. offer some good suggestions for tn