The baby's first book will naturally be a picture-book, for
pictures appeal to him early, and with great force.... If we
understood children better, we should realize this vitality which
pictures have for them, and should be more careful to give them
the best.
W.T. FIELD.
THE CHILDREN'S FARM.
Dutton. 1.25
These colored pictures of the different farm animals, mounted on
boards, will please the littlest ones.
CRANE, WALTER (Illustrator).
Mother Hubbard. Lane. .25
As children are favorably influenced by good pictures, it is a pity to
give them any but the best, among which Walter Crane's certainly
stand. Attention is drawn to the designs of the cover-pages of the (p. 22)
books of this series, which are quite as attractive as the text
illustrations.
The drawings for Mother Hubbard are among Mr. Crane's most successful
efforts. Tiny folk will be entranced with the pictures of this
marvellous white doggie.
"This wonderful Dog
Was Dame Hubbard's delight,
He could sing, he could dance,
He could read, he could write."
CRANE, WALTER (Illustrator).
This Little Pig.
Lane. .25
Let us travel to Piggy-land for a few moments, with the baby, and it
will probably be the first of many trips, with these gay pictures to
guide us.
_THREE YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 23)
_A dreary place would be this earth,
Were there no little people in it;
. . . . . . . . . .
Life's song, indeed, would lose its charm,
Were there no babies to begin it._
WHITTIER.