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little girl who asked the church to
sing a special carol for her ? asked
one of our young readers.
Families who have not yet found
just the right Christmas story for
their special Christmas story hour
will be interested in our new antho-
logies of Christmas stories and also
the new Christmas books for young
people.
Elizabeth Morrow's story in Ed
ward Wagenknecth's new anthology,
"a fireside Book of Yuletide Tales,
is happy story to read aloud in
family circle at Christmas time. The
story begins and ends with seven
year-old Sally who wants to give her
mother the last want scribbled in
pencil at the bottom of her Christ
mas list, "a pint Of Judgment. Sally
belonged to large family who made
out lists of what they wanted for
Christmas. Sally's mother was the
kind of mother who explained that
zone should not expect to get all the
! things on the list: Only what you
want most, dear, and sometimes you
have to wait till you are older for
those"
Also included in this anthology is
a nostalgia Christmas story by Rob-
ert Coffin. christmas in Maine"
will please all older readers who like
to remember their "old-fashioned
Christmas at home"
"The Jolly Season" by Lila Stir
ling takes the reader from New York
at Christmas shopping time to a
mining village in Canada. Christmas
in Canada is indeed a jolly season
for Sandy, who takes along his pet
frog, 'the only frog on record to
travel Pullman from New York to
northern Ontario"
Eac new edition of Clement
Moore's "The Night Before Christ
mas" is welcomed as new story by
the young readers. The new edition
illustrated by Dorcas will please all
ages.
In "Cobblestone Lane" by Be Van
der Groen, the lovely legend is told
about Saint Nicholas and the Dutch
children who s ng at Christmas,
"Saint Nicholas, little Scamp, please
put something in my shoe; Put some
thing in my little boot; Thank you
! little Saint Nicholas -
What happened to black and
white pony, dancing turkey, and an
air-minded rabbit one Christmas Eve,
make "Christmas Pony' by William
Hall an unusual story.
"Wee Robins Christmas Song" by
Elsie-Jean is a good story to read
and sing aloud.
ethan the Shepherd Boy" by
Beorgian Cedar is a beautifully illus
trated story of serving boy in a
great house in Jerusalem who goes
to live with hi sonly kinsman, his
SHEPPARD Uncle Amasa The city
boy is not welcomed by his uncle, but
a sudden danger draws the boy and
shepherd closer together, and the two
share that night of unforgetable
glory
"a Star Shone" by Bobbie Trent
Seven brief stories of Jesus for very
small children.
Lets Go to NAZARETH by Eliza
beth Reed-Group of stories for pri-
mary children about Tobiah, seven
years old and living in Nazareth with
his parents and his sister, Miriam.
"The First Christmas" by Robbie
Trent-Told in the simplest words
and pictures of clear, gentle rever-
ence in this story of Christmas for
the smallest child.
"Christmas" e i e d by Alice
algliesh-Anthology of stories and
poems Of Christmas.
"Robin Hoods Arrow" by Eugenia
Stone is not Christmas story, but
a new Robin Hood story that many
Of our youngsters will want to read
If not during the holidays. The
story is about young Danny who is
able to do a great service for Robin
Hood.
Our Christmas bulletin board for
the children is copied from one of
the illustrations in the new Christ
mas book for ldren, merry
Christmas" illustrated by Natasha
Simkhovitch.
This is indeed a busy season-of
shopping, of wrappings and trap
pings, of writing, of baking, of sing
ing and acting Amidst all the holi-
day activities there always comes a
time when young and old need to get
together to remember why we are
making such elaborate preparations
Nothing is as refreshing as Christ.
Imas Story Hour for the family.