. ANNUALS.
ONE of the best series of books ever published for young children is The Rosebud Annual (James Clarke. 5s. net). The new volume is as good as ever. It is printed in large, clear type, it contains many amusing pictures, and the prose and verse contributions are lively and varied.-Ward, Lock and Co.'s Wander Book, edited by Mr. Harry Golding (6s. net), is a new volume of another nursery favourite, intended for somewhat older children. It is well written and well illustrated. Mr. Gordon Robinson's whimsical gnomes reappear, and there are some pleasant, coloured- pictures.-Yet another good book is Blackie's Children's Annual (Os. net), printed in specially bold
type and illustrated by some clever artists like Mr. Lawson Wood and Miss Alice Woodward. Miss Angela Brazil's short story, " The Last Day of the Holidays," is one of many enter. taining pieces.-The Wonder B02.7: of Why and What ? edited by Mr. Harry Golding (Ward, Lock, 6s. net), is an interesting work for older children, who are given the answers to many troublesome questions, such as " What makes a tramcar go ? " or " What is a match ? " or "What is inside the piano ? " The answers are given in the form of readable little articles, with many excellent illustrations.
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