tion from them, and the child in repeating them is
acquiring the accent of emphasis and of rhythmical
form."--_Preface._

SAGE, BETTY (Pseudonym of Mrs. E. (S.) Goodwin).
Rhymes of Real Children.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Duffield. 1.50

These verses are written from the child's point of view, and are
delightful alike to young and old. Miss Smith never did better work
than in these beautiful sympathetic pictures and fascinating borders.
The book is a large square one.

"If you could see our Mother play (p. 38)
On the floor,
You'd never think she was as old
As twenty-four.
On Sunday, when she goes to church,
It might be,
But Tuesdays she is just the age
Of Joe and me."

UPTON, BERTHA.
*The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg.
Illustrated by Florence K. Upton.
Longmans. 2.00

Children will like the funny, brightly colored pictures in this large
oblong book, and will be fascinated by the Golliwogg. The verses are
not equal to the illustrations.

STORIES

President Thwing says: "Children rarely have but one object in
reading, and that is to amuse themselves"; and surely in this
playtime of life this aim should be the chief one.
A.H. WIKEL.

CRAIK, G.M. (Mrs. G.M. (C.) May).
So-Fat and Mew-Mew.
Heath. .20

An account of two little animal friends, a cat and dog, which will
please small children who are outgrowing Mother Goose.

HOPKINS, W.J.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories.
Page. 1.50

Very simple and delightful narratives of the life of a little boy (p. 39)
on a farm seventy-five years ago. The atmosphere of the sketches
is redolent of wholesome country life. They were used as bedtime
stories at home for several years before publication.

POTTER, BEATRIX.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.
Illustrated by the Author.
Warne. .50

The story of little Benjamin Bunny's visit to his cousin Peter Rabbit.
A companion volume to The Tale of Peter Rabbit. These colored pictures
of the small bunnies seem to the compiler the cunningest of this
charming series.

POTTER, BEATRIX.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.
Illustrated by the Author.