27 NOVEMBER 1959, page 34

Christmas Eve On The Mountain

The Christmas Rocket. By Anne Molloy and Artur Nlarokvia, (Constable, 12s. 6d.) THE art of writing for small children is difficult and exacting; you can't fudge a picture-book......

Creep Off The Grass

The Fair to Middling. By Arthur Calder - Marsha ll. (Hart-Davis, 13s. ad.) How ' much do children really like .4lice in Wonderland—except for incidentals, like the Cheshire Cat......

Poems For Young Children

The Cherry - Tree. Chosen by Geoffrey Grigson. (Phoenix House, 25s.). CHILDREN are rarely successfully coaxed or tempted by other people into reading poetry on their own and in......