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true. corroborated. They want to
watch the hero learn that the
end never justifies the means, Il
the means is disEonorable; thai
there is no royal road" to hon.
orable success; that there is nc
substitute for courage and in.
tegrity: and that the man who
dreams of accomplishing the
impossible very often does lust
that, for the human will directed
BY the hand of God can - in.
deed has moved mountains
But the book must never be-
come a sermon. 1t must have
plenty of action and excitement;
in short. it must be good book
measured by the highest critical
standards. 1t is not surprising
therefore. that the best chill
dren's books often number most
discriminating adults among
their admirers.
So, to the books themselves.
Over two thousand are being
published this fall. How to
choose among so many? Re
view space is always limited
and reviewers, this writer in
Guided. can mention only a few
OF the most exceptional in a
single article; and the excep-
honal books this fall number in
the hundreds. The first, very ex-
citing news is that a number Of
old favorites are being brought
out in new editions. Macmillan
is publishing beautifully illus
trated editions of Andersen's
and Grimm's FAIRY TALES,
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, and
that loveliest of fairy tales, THE
KING OF THE GOLDEN RIv-
Err by John Ruskin. rachS hook
is provided with a special intro
duction, written for .ne U.l.l-
dren, not for their parents, by
such noted authors as Elizabeth
Bowen, Randall farrell, an d
Isak Dineson.
Macmillan also has a series
for the entire family to enjoy
together. Guiding LITTLE
WOMEN. THE THREE MUS
KETEERS, and JANE EYRE,
with "afterwords" by the noted
critic, Clifton F a d i m n. And
there are the "Splendor Books, "
published by Duell, Sloan and
Pearce - certainly a well cho-
sen name, especially for their
G d i tiOn of Grimm's FAIRY
TALES, a big, beautiful book
with striking illustrations by
Janusz Grabianski on almost
every page. Doubleday is bring
ing out new volume of Greek
Myths, illustrated by Caldecott
Medal Winners Ingri and Edgar
Parrin d 'Aulaire. Finally. there
is a new edition of that univer-
sally loved classic. THE THREE
LITTLE PIGS, published by Vik-
ing Press. with William Pen Du-
Bots lovely illustrations.
But there are new books. too,
which are certain to become
classics. For the six to ten years
old, there is LAZY TINKA (Vik-
ing Press, written and illustrat-
ed by Kate Seredy. an appeal
ing story of a lazy little girl
who goes into the forest to find
the Father who will take care of
her so that she will never have
to work, and who learns that she
can find Him only as she helps
others in need Meindert De
Jong, winner Of the Newberry
Prize for the best children's
book with his THE WHEEL ON
THE SCHOOL in 1854, has writ
ten THE SINGING HILL liar
per's), which tells the story of
a lonely little boy and the horse
which becomes his companion
and friend. Children who are be-
ginning to read for themselves
will laugh endlessly at Homer,
in Crosby Ne wall BonSall's
WHO'S A PEST? Harper and
will cheer him when he proves
to his older sisters Lolly,
Molly, Polly and Dolly W. that
he's not a pest at all. And the
entire family will enjoy Alice
Goudy's latest, HERE COME
THE IRRELS Serb,