STORIES FOR GIRLS
There are plenty more to choose from, but here is a good half dozen. The first four deal in magic;
One of the best for ages 6 to 9 is The Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse, by Ursula Moray Williams (Harrap, 5s.). The little horse seeks a fortune for old Uncle Peder, and brings one home at last after working in a mine and a circus, meetin many strange people, kind and unkind, and swimming acros. the sea. Plum Duff and Prunella, by Phillis Garrard (Country Life, 7s. 6d.), is a fantastic book in which a magic circus horse is the principal figure. One Foot in Fairyland is Eleanor Farjeon's latest collection of fifteen stories for children and about children. The Vanishing Mayor of Padstcw, by Melville Balfour (Faber, 5s.), is a particularly well-written, unusual book of stories and legends of the West country. There arc some horrifying moments, but readers of ten to twelve will love it. Alice-all-by-herself, by Elizabeth Coatsworth (Harrap, 6s.), tells the everyday adventures of Alice, aged ten, who lives near a river in a beautiful part of America, with friendly neighbcurs and charm- ing parents.
Stories for Girls, edited by Kathleen Lines (Faber, 7s. 6d.). It is only to be hoped that girls won't be put off by the title, for this collection is really worth having. " The Lord Fish " is here, by Walter de la Mare. " Quintus Getting Well," by Naomi Mitchison, is a brilliant historical story. H. E. Bates, Lord Dun- any, Baroness Orczy, Dorothy Sayers and Hugh Walpole are repre- sented, and many more. There are Wild West and animal stories, and a ghost story. And at the end is a valuable list of suggested books for all the tastes catered for here.
From "Furlong Fern:." (Lautairy Life. 7s. ad.)
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