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portrayed by Mr. Hassall in this amusing picture-book. As depicted with Mr. Hassall's inimitable skill, and described in humorous verse by Mr. Bingham, they may challenge comparison with the classic Struwwelpeter. Each picture is not only attractive and amusing in itself, but furnishes a hint of virtues to be imitated or faults to be avoided. "Exactly hits the mark."--_Scotsman._ "A most original picture-book."--_World._ MRS. PERCY DEARMER Roundabout Rhymes. With 20 full-page Illustrations in colour by Mrs. PERCY DEARMER. Imperial 8vo, cloth extra, 2s. 6d. A charming volume of verses and colour pictures for little folk--rhymes and pictures about most of the everyday events of nursery life. "The best verses written for children since Stevenson's _Child's Garden_."--_The Guardian._ STEWART ORR--JOHN BRYMER Gammon and Spinach: Pictures by STEWART ORR. Verses by JOHN BRYMER. Cover design and 24 pages in Full Colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6s. In _Gammon and Spinach_ Mr. Stewart Orr has produced a picture-book unique of its kind. Nothing could be more droll than the situations in which he represents the frog, the pig, the mouse, the elephant, and the other well-known characters who appear in his pages. Little folk will find in these pictures a source of endless delight, and the artistic skill which they display will have a special appeal to children of an older growth. "Merry and handsome enough to make thousands of friends among little folk, what with its original verses and its amusing pictures."--_Literary World._ "The book should attain a wide popularity in the nursery."--_Morning Post._ H. B. NEILSON--JOHN BRYMER Games and Gambols. Illustrated by HARRY B. NEILSON; with Verses by JOHN BRYMER. 26 pages in colour, and 24 pages of letterpress. Picture boards, 9 inches by 11-1/4 inches, cloth back, 2s. 6d.; also cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. Mr. Neilson surpasses himself in these irresistible colour pictures representing the animal world at play. The great test match between the Lions and the Kangaroos, Mrs. Mouse's Ping-Pong Party, Mr. Bruin playing Golf, Towser's Bicycle Tour, and the Kittens _v._ Bunnies Football Match, are a few among the many droll subjects illustrated in this amusing and original series. "Mr. Neilson has a positive genius for making animals comic."--_Academy._ "Children will revel in
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