Whatever we grown-ups may say in our superior wisdom —among
ourselves, of course—the children's verdict is that they cannot have too much of a good thing. So a welcoMe is assured for The Christopher Robin Birthday Book, compiled by A. A. Milne, with decorations by E. H. Shepard (Methuen, 8s. ad.). Somehow one does not see young John or Elizabeth using it as a memory-jog and entering the birthdays of aunts, of cousins, or of school fellows, but in this case familiarity breeds happiness and there is plenty of fun to be got out of the comments culled from A. A. M.'s four famous Christopher Robin books, which are attached to each day of the year. Of course, as Mr. Milne says in his introductory note, you will not take this book to yourself unless you are " friendly with " the other four. But if you are . . . well ! And ti c illustrations—on every page, with a full page for ea;dr month—are a never-failing delight for children of all ages.:
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