Evening star., 1938-11-13

land" collected by Lowry c. Wimberly
and published by the E. P. Dutton
Co. This is an anthology of cat
tales and includes the classics of the
Cheshire Cat of Alice's memory, OF
Dick Whittingtons famous pussy,
of Blanchette and many others.
Such works as the Japanese Fairy
Tales by Lafcadio Hearn, Andrew
Lang's Fairy Books and Grimm are
drawn upon to make the collection
and there are black and white
illustrations by Nina Barr Wheeler.
1t is really very good book.
A small. modest volume called
Cat Tales" may also be commended
for its very simple unpretentious-
ness. 1t tells some cat incidents
which unquestionably are taken
from life-nothing miraculous, Moth
ing superintendent. The author is
Bess Hughes Burns and the pub
Usher is the Story Book Press of
Dallas, Tex.
Among the other animal tales the
most gorgeous pictorially is, by all
4ilC oOluCll NOShcItl. ny
Elaine and Willy Pogany. 1t is pub
lished by Thomas Nelson e. Sons.
It is readable version of the Push
kin tale, and its pictures are abso-
lutely splendid. 1t is pleasure TO
handle it.
The reviewer also likes The Cau-
tious Carp and Other Fables in Pic
lures" by Nicholas Radlov, pub
lished by Coward McCann. 1t is
hardly more than series of animal
comic strips, but the drawing is
fine and smart, and the episodes
are witty. 1t is not quite like any
other childs book which the re-
viewer has seen.
I'VE Were in the Ark" by Geof-
frey Holme is satirical thing based
on the likeness of quadrupeds to the
humankind. 1t may be little Bit
ing for junior. but on the other
hand juniors parents could find it
highly entertaining. 1t is published
by Studio Publications, Inc.
Donkey Beads" by Anna Rates.
berger, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
tAlbert Whitman Coz; jet. the
True Story of a Talking Crow" by
Rhoda Bacmeister, illustrated by
Marion Downer; Animal Tales
From the Old North State by Lucy
Cobb and Mary Hicks. illustrated by
Inez Hogan; The Fish With the
Deep Sea Smile" by Margaret
Brown, Illustrated by Roberta
Rauch. and "Bumbiebuzz, written
and illustrated by Rosalie K. Fly,
also seem to the reviewer to have
distinct points. These last are all
published by Dutton And there IS
the interesting book by the new l3-
year-old author, Charles Cleek: it
is called ''Ebird' and tells the story
Of little dog who belonged to
tramp; it is probably inspired by
Monroe Leaf. but is creditable per
formance to come from one so
young.
All these. of course. are merely
| entertaining. Among the educa-
tional animal books are two good
ones on insects-"Lasius. the Lucky
Ant" by Nina K. Fry. illustrated by
Anna Froderstrom, and Children Of
the Golden Queen" by Flora McIn-
tyre. a bee book illustrated by
photographs. Both of these are
published by Dutton. There is also
Ruth Harkness' photographically-
illustrated book of the famous and
lamented baby giant panda. pub
hshed by Carrick & Evans 1t tells
that most engaging youngsters
story from capture to installation
in the Chicago Zoo. and the pictures
are so cunning that they are simply
heart-breaking.
Among the children-rrom-ot -other-
lands books, the numerical winner
IS the American Indian, which is
probably a paradox, but you get the
meaning. Perhaps one should have
said children from other races. Any
way, there are no less than six In
dian tales this year so far. The Sec
ond nationality in numbers is the
Mexican, the third is the French
and after that the geography of the
world Is represented in ones, unless
you can combine tale of the Harz
Mountains with one of the Austrian
Tyrol to count together for Ger
many. South Africa, Australia.
Norway, Denmark, India, Siam and
China are all called upon for back
ground material for Junior. How
these juvenile authors and illustra-
tors do get around, to be sure.
The reviewer liked Phil Stonp's
Indian book the best. 1t is called
Young Settler" and has to do with
the Sauk tribe of Iowa. One does
not have to say OF Mr.. Stong that
he never sentimentalizes. and the
illustrations in this volume (by Kurt
Wiese) admirably reflect his dry
humor. The publisher Is Dodd Mead.
Among the rest OF these there
would seem to be little individuality.
The best ones are those which have
the best pictures, the texts being run
OF the mill. "The Feast Of the
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