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can do it without leaving your
home, except for the final buy
ing tour, if you select the most
welcome of gifts-books.
The Christmas book must be
given as much care and atten-
ton as any other important gift
Analyze the person who is to re-
ceive it. Pay particut r attention
to likes and dislikes, hobbies and
current interests. Then your
gift book will be the prize pack
age in Santa's pack.
Books are lasting gifts. They
become a part of your friends
home, they share his dreams,
help mold his opinions. So don't
be a Christmas shopper who
buys "just a book-any book"
You will be surprised how book
gifts will help out your Christ
mas shopping budget, too.
The stories of Christmas never
grow old. You'll find the best
of them in Doubleday Doran's
holiday issue of small paper
covered books: o. Henry's Gift
of the Magi," Kathleen Norris
Star Spangled Christm a s."
Christopher Morleys THE Tree
That Didn't Get Trimmed" will
give you an idea of the selection.
American Artists issue Rockwell
Kent's modern Christmas fable
"On Earth Peace" and Christ
mas Songs" by Henrik Willem
van Loon and Grace Castagnetta
in similar bindings.
christmas (AugSburg) Is
the 18th volume of the popular
American annual of Christmas
literature and art. 1t contains
the Bible story of the Nativity,
Christmas verse and story and a
wealth of fine photographs and
reproductions of paintings. This
is a superb gift for an entire
family.
FOR YOUNG READERS
The tiniest toddler will love to
find watch the Pony Grow
(Crowell: SD beneath the
Christmas tree, for the pony re-
ally does grow in each succeed
ing picture. 1.-THE Rabbit Who
Had Four Lucky Feet" (Simor
and Schuster: $2) combines ar
Understanding story with spe.
cial page decorations that build
UP to the climatic scene as the
story progresses.
america in Action" (Actior
Playbooks: 81 is war book fol
boys that shows wildly how
planes attack, submarines strike
There are special cut-out Sec
tons which build into mode
planes, and a signal key that
clicks realistically.
Kathleen Coyle tells the de-
lightful story of her pets in MA
ior and Others" (Dutton: $1.50)
and c. S. Forester abandons hi.
swashbuckling heroes for the
children's prize of the yea'
Poo Poo and the Dragons
little Brown: $1.75).
Older children will enjoy
"Tents in the w lderness'
(Stokes: S2.25) a story of Labra.
dor, and "Ox Team Miracle
(Longmans: $2) the biography
of the man who made the Santa
Fee trail.
FOR NATURE LOVERS
Anyone who likes dogs and
pity those who don't will en-
Joy Dogs Against Darkness
(Dodd Mead: So the inspira'
tional story of the freedom these
canine guardians have brought
the blind. They are just what
their name denotes: seeing eyes
Dickson Hartwell has done ar
excellent job in recounting how
thu use of Seeing Eye dog.
started and how it has spread
There are important tips or
training every dog owner will
enjoy.
wild Animals of the Rock.
les" (Harper: So are factual
adventures of Forest Ranger
Fading Trails" Macmillan: $3)
presents an authoritative picture
of the status of American wild.
life today, its history and the
outlook for its survival.
There's a new world in your
backyard, ready for explora.
ton the insect world. Edwin
Way Teale spent years to pro.
vide a guidebook Near Hori.
IONS" (Dodd Mead S3.75) one
of the most fascinating nature
books on the market today.
FOR AN UNCLE
" you have an uncle, it's q
cinch he belongs in one of the
categories of that race apart de.
lineated by Robert p. Tristran
Coffin in Book of Uncles'
(Macmillan: S2) a rare common.
tary on relatives. OF course
your uncle will know he belong.
III the Best Uncle group, bu,
there are others that may sui,
his personality better.