Where the bee sucks, there suck I:
In a cowslip's bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat's back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
SHAKSPERE.
ANDERSEN, H.C.
Stories.
Houghton. .60
The tales in this excellent little edition are well chosen.
A prime advantage in an early acquaintance with Andersen springs
from the stimulus which his quaint fancy gives to the budding
imagination of childhood. It may be said without exaggeration
that Andersen truly represents creative childhood in literature.
H.E. SCUDDER.
ASBJÖRNSEN, P.C.
Fairy Tales from the Far North.
Translated by H.L. Braekstad.
Nutt. 2.00
"The author, a distinguished Norwegian student of folk-lore (p. 78)
and zoölogy, made long journeys on foot for scientific purposes,
in the course of which he collected, among others, these popular
stories and legends. Mr. Braekstad in his translation endeavors
to retain the atmosphere of the original."
FRANCILLON, R.E.
Gods and Heroes.
Ginn. .40
It will be seen that the Mythology adopted throughout is strictly
of the old-fashioned kind which goes to Ovid as its leading
authority, and ignores the difference between the gods of Greece
and the gods of Rome.--_Preface._
This small volume is included because it gives quite fully the Labors
of Hercules.
FRERE, MARY.
Old Deccan Days.
McDonough. 1.25
Hindoo fairy legends of Southern India, recorded by Miss Frere in
1865-1866, as they were related to her by her Indian _ayah_ during a
tour through the Southern Mahratta country, in the Bombay Presidency,
of which Sir Bartle Frere, her father, was then Governor.
GRIMM, J.L. and W.K.
Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Lippincott. 1.50
Barring a few horrible incidents, this is an excellent selection of
these famous stories. Mr. Rackham's illustrations help to place the
edition above many others.
GRIMM, J.L. and W.K. (p. 79)
German Household Tales.
Houghton. .60
With very few exceptions, an unusually wise choice of the Tales.
Grimm was the name of two German brothers.... Their studies they
carried on together, though Jacob was the more learned, and made
great contributions to the science of language, while Wilhelm was
more artistic in his tastes and was a capital story-teller....
They lived in the province of Hesse-Cassel, ... and it was from
the peasants in this province that they derived a great many
tales. The best friend they had was the wife of a cowherd, a
woman of about fifty, who had a genius for story-telling.
H.E. SCUDDER.
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL.
A Wonder Book.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Houghton. 3.00
No epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables.
They seem never to have been made; and certainly, so long as man
exists, they can never perish.--_Preface._
Hawthorne wrote comparatively little for children. Let us be thankful
that he did retell with such charm these Greek myths. The full-page
pictures in color are worthy of the stories, which comprise The
Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three
Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimæra.
HOLBROOK, FLORENCE.
Northland Heroes.
Houghton. .60
For centuries the songs of Homer ... have delighted the (p. 80)
children, young and old, of many lands. But part of our own
heritage, and nearer to us in race and time, are these stories of
the Danish Beowulf and the Swedish Fridthjof.--_Preface._
These simple versions of saga and epic recount for our children the
bravery and endurance of a ruder age.
HOUGHTON, L. (S.).
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales.
Illustrated by W.T. Benda.
Scribner. 1.50
Slavonic folk-stories told by a Russian peasant to her little
grandson, with the village life of Southern Russia as a
background. Based on Dr. Frederich Kraus's German collection of
Tales and Legends of South Slavonia.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.
Children will love to dwell for a time in Russia with the boy who was
always saying "Tell me a story, little grandmamma." The character of
the grandmother is drawn in a measure from that of Dr. Kraus's peasant
mother, who was, though illiterate, intelligent and learned in the
wonder-lore of her people.
JACOBS, JOSEPH (Editor).
Celtic Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 1.25
I have endeavored to include in this volume the best and most
typical stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic
folk-tale, Campbell, Kennedy, Hyde, and Curtin, and to these I
have added the best tales scattered elsewhere.... In making (p. 81)
my selection, and in all doubtful points of treatment, I have had
resource to the wide knowledge of my friend Mr. Alfred Nutt in all
branches of Celtic folk-lore.... With him by my side I could
venture into regions where the non-Celt wanders at his own
risk.--_Preface._
The charm and humor of Celtic tradition is conveyed to the reader.
JACOBS, JOSEPH (Editor).
Indian Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 1.75
From all these sources--from the Jatakas, from the Bidpai, and
from the more recent collections--I have selected those stories
which throw most light on the origin of fable and folk-tales, and
at the same time are most likely to attract English
children.--_Preface._
KEARY, ANNIE and ELIZA.
The Heroes of Asgard.
Macmillan. .50
This is a rather unattractive little volume, but the myths are so well
told that we feel while reading them that real events of heroic days
are being recounted.
KINGSLEY, CHARLES.
The Heroes.
Illustrated by M.H. Squire and E. Mars.
Russell. 2.50
In these Greek tales Kingsley is at his best for children. He writes
without digression, the language is clear and dignified, and we feel
the spirit of the bygone age of which the story tells. Many of the
illustrations are in color.
KINGSLEY, CHARLES. (p. 82)
The Water-Babies. A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
Illustrated by Linley Sambourne.
Macmillan. 1.25
This original and charming story is in some parts rather over the
heads of children, and a few of the incidents seem gruesome to the
compiler. For this reason it is better to read the book to the child,
so that these portions may be omitted.
LAGERLÖF, S.O.L.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
Doubleday. 1.50
Selma Lagerlöf, the foremost writer of Swedish fiction, in response to
a commission to prepare a reader for the public schools, devoted three
years to nature study, and to seeking out hitherto unpublished
folk-lore and legends of the different provinces. The result, of which
we have as yet only the first volume, is this remarkable book. Bad
cruel Nils is transformed into an elf, and on the back of a
goosey-gander, Thumbietot, as he is now called, visits distant
regions, and learns kindness to his animal brothers.
LANG, ANDREW (Editor).
The Red Fairy Book.
Longmans. 2.00
In this volume, second in order of publication, less familiar fairy
stories are given, including The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Kari
Woodengown, and Mother Holle.
MULOCK, D.M. (Mrs. D.M. (M.) CRAIK). (p. 83)
°The Little Lame Prince.
Heath. .30
The story of Prince Dolor of Nomansland who floated out of
Hopeless Tower on the wonderful traveling cloak of Imagination.
An allegorical tale teaching patience and true kingship.
PRENTICE AND POWER.
This beautiful wonder story, because of its pathos, should perhaps be
withheld from a very sensitive child.
NORTON, C.E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume III. Fairy Tales, Ballads,
and Poems.
Heath. .40
These naturally serve as the gate of entrance into the wide open
fields of literature, especially into those of poetry. Poetry is
one of the most efficient means of education of the moral
sentiment, as well as of the intelligence. It is the source of
the best culture.--_Preface._
PAINE, A.B.
*The Arkansaw Bear.
Illustrated by Frank Verbeck.
Altemus. 1.00
The altogether charmingly impossible story of the travels of a little
boy and a bear who played the violin.
"And they travelled on forever and they'll never, never sever,
Bosephus and the fiddle and the old black bear."
PYLE, HOWARD. (p. 84)
The Wonder Clock.
Illustrated by the Author.
Harper. 2.00
Any undertaking of Mr. Pyle's is a guarantee of distinction in
material, style, and production, and these four and twenty fairy
tales, one for each hour of the day, are no exception. The
illustrations are among the author's best, and Miss Katharine Pyle
supplies charming little verses for the different hours.
VALENTINE, L. (J.) (Editor).
The Old, Old Fairy Tales.
Warne. 1.50
The tales contained in this volume have been the delight of many
generations of children, and can, in fact, claim a very distant
origin, though they were retold in their present form as late as
the age of Louis XIV. They are generally supposed to have come
from the East, for they are to be found in varied forms in all
the countries of Europe that sent forth Crusaders.... As children
always like stories to be retold in the same words as far as
possible, these tales have not been rewritten (except in two
cases); the original translations in their quaint simplicity have
been collected, and merely corrected so far as to meet the modern
ideas of the kind of tale to be given to children; the old ones
being occasionally a little coarse.--_Preface._
Madame D'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and La Princess de Beaumont, are
represented in this collection, taken, with few exceptions, from
French sources.
ZITKALA-SA. (p. 85)
Old Indian Legends.
Illustrated by Angel de Cora.
Ginn. .50
Under an open sky, nestling close to the earth, the old Dakota
story-tellers have told me these legends.--_Preface._
POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM
GREAT AUTHORS
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
MENCIUS.
LONGFELLOW, H.W.
The Song of Hiawatha.
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Houghton. 2.00
"Ye who love a nation's legends,
Love the ballads of a people
That like voices from afar off
Call to us to pause and listen,
. . . . . . . .
"Listen to this Indian Legend,
To this Song of Hiawatha!"
LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
Another Book of Verses for Children.
Macmillan. 1.50
Admirable selections, chosen partly with view to reading aloud, a
large proportion not being found in other children's (p. 86)
anthologies. They range from Shakspere, Blake, Tennyson, to
modern nonsense rhymes. Attractively illustrated.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.