16 NOVEMBER 1912, Page 13

Elfin Song. By Florence Harrison. (Blackie and Sons. Gs.) —Miss

Harrison has written some pretty verses, which she has herself illustrated, about children and fairies. It will please the mothers more than the little ones, as it has not quite the direct- ness of thought and language that children want in their books. It will, however, make a welcome Christmas present if the recipient is thoughtfully chosen.