20 NOVEMBER 1942, Page 22

Vanishing Island. By Elisabeth Kyle. (Peter Davies. 7s. 6d.)

THE best points of this story of a summer holiday in the West Coast of Scotland are the general background and the detailed descriptions of fishing, seals, boats, islands, village shops, and meals of grilled herrings and scones. But there is excitement, too, in the rescue of a lost child from a seldom-seen island, an adventure which is not too improbable by the conventions of the children's story. Nine to thirteen is probably the age for most enjoying Vanishing Island.