19 DECEMBER 1896, Page 23

To Tell the King the Sky is Falling. By Sheila

E. Braine. Illmi- trated by Alice B. Woodward. (Blackie and Son.) —The absurd adventures of Max and Molly, in the company of Madam Ducky- Daddies and Mrs. Henny-Penny, will make the children laugh we are sure. The innumerable cuts are as funny as they are well drawn ; indeed, this is one of those books in which the author and illustrator appear to be at one. The fun is very good of its kind, quite spontaneous and pure, and of that simple nature which children associate with domestic creatures. This is most certainly a Christmas book, and a very pretty one. A nicer gift-book and a more suitable one to read aloud we have not seen this year.