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.
Warne. .50
Telling how bad little Nutkin was rude and saucy to Old Brown the owl,
and what came of it. Very exciting, but not harrowing, even for tiny
listeners. The pictures are in color.
_SIX YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 40)
_"Babies do not want," said he, "to hear about babies; they like
to be told of giants and castles, and of somewhat which can
stretch and stimulate their little minds_".
Dr. JOHNSON. _Recorded by Mrs. Piozzi._