Evening star., 1941-07-30
Returning Vacaonss Likely Be Met by Horde of Unwecome Insects
Reading Very
Important
ToChild
Taste and Culture
Encouraged by
Good Books
By Leffice Lee Street,

Perhaps many of us who find re-
lease, solace and sheer enjoyment
in reading we're just born with
liking for literature, or maybe We
have our parents and teachers TO
thank for our adult ability to bene-
fit from the broad and interesting
world that is unfolded for us on
the printed page.
Whether or not you yourself Ike
books, have you ever stopped to con-
slider how very important reading
is to your children?
In the first place, of the three
famous RS" reading commands
the primary concern of teachers.
Until a child can follow easily and
quickly written and printed words
and figures, he is unable to con-
centrate upon the sense Of the SUBJ
ject he is studying In the second
and equally important place, the
reading of beautifully expressed
English imparts taste and culture
that is necessity to a thorough
education. The phrase he is we'll
read" brings at once to the minds
eve the picture of discerning, edu-
Gated individual.
Summertime is not all sunshine:
there is rainy weather, too, but even
on bright days quiet hour Of
reading in the heat of the after
noon or before bedtime is not only
instructive and fun, but is soothing
to the nerves of all children.
l have never met a small person
who does not adore being read to.
There is gentle and healing at
moSphere of all is right with the
world when Daddy or Mummie
reads story to an enrsptured circle
of young faces.
So here is a short list OF children's
books. according to ages, that l
thought you might use in case you
would like to know about some of
the newest editions and be reminded
Of some of the old:
Books for Children Up to Years.
Peer Rahpt series Mother Goose.
nv Ho.sy sCo,t Book by BroTn DQbnshsd .ta
published by Random House The Llttls
Alrplane and The Little Auto" bv Lois
men. they are published by the oxford
Press
Books for Children 5 to 7 Years.
Children Of Other Lands" hy Wattv
Piper. has laree illustrations IN color and
Any of the chIloren's books by A Milne
are charming. particularly Winnie tbs
Pooh" which is published by z. P, Dutton.
Another book bv Milne that is very appeal
ing 20 little girls is The Princess OF the
Apple Tree. This one IS published ~
Grosset & Duniapa Dent & Sons puo-
man" The Soldier and The Sailor
which contain a great deal of information
that is simply presented for small bows
I with longings in their hearts TO fv, or 10
be in the Army or the Navy I found
old. old friend. and It has been reprinted
only lately by Harpers II is called The
any child shout with pleasure. An in
strucrlve and entertaining book Is Ben
and Me" by Robert lawson Little, Brown
and Co. publish 1t SALUTE" the amusing
tale OF a colt. is a good book for the child
who loves animals. ana 'Favorlts Hvmrs .
oxuulsIrely lnuStTa &c by TonEeren. and
Walt D1sneyS volume Of The Nutcracksr
Suite are splendid for the muscsl child.
Books for Children Over 10 Years.
"Gulllvsrs Travels" Hans BrlnkS sr5
the Silver Skates =" The DOG Of Flanders
Under the Greenwood Tree which IS =
collec tion Of Shakespesres sonnsts pub
women. Treasure Island" Tom ssv-
vsr and "Huckleberry Finn and last bit
not least in my suggestions, Tlmoth7
Taylor. Ambassador Of Good VIII - rh,cA
Is ss appealing story Of q little refugee
English boy as could be told.