BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
THE scene of Tony Twiddler, his Tale, by Allan Wright (Jarrolda, 3s. 6d.), is laid at "The Cheese Hotel," "famous all over miceland " for its good cheer. Many little creatures run and patter over its nice tiled floors and enjoy a pipe and a bowl of cheese soup in its cosy parlour. The illustrations, of which there are plenty, are full of amusing detail, and those in colour are particularly pleasing.—Mrs. Bunnykin's Busy Day is another pretty little book of the same sort (same author, publishers, and price), in which small animals are shown playing the pranks which boys and girls would like to be at themselves.
The Tiny Folks' Annual (5s. 6d.), Mrs. Strang's Annual for Children (5s. (3d.), and Mrs. Strany's Annual for Baby (4s. 6d.), published by Humphrey Milford, are all capital picture-books, well bound and printed, and full of good stories and verses and charmingly illustrated. The baby book is made of very thick cardboard and looks as if it could stand some shrewd knocks.
Nesty Rhymes for Nestlings, by Theodora Smith (Heath Cranton, Is, 6d. net), is a slim volume of verses and black-andwhite illustrations of birds. The drawings arc very amusing and the expression on the birds' faces is often most humorous.
Our Little Dots is another magazine (R.T.S., 2s. 6d.). We cannot better describe it than by using the words of its titlepage, " Pretty stories, verses, and pictures for little people."
Animal Jollities and The Animal Joy Book, published by Messrs. James Clarke and Co. at 2s. each, contain illustrations by Mr. Louis Wain in his well-known manner, and arc cheerful nursery picture-books.
NEW Erornorr.—The Little Jets Telling Bible Stories for Young Folks. By Wade C. Smith. (Arthur Pearson. 3s. 6d.)—This is evidently a popular book, for it has reached a third edition. The pictures are really very funny. Some of the tiny figures are remarkably like blackbeetles. They are a striking contrast to the old white-bearded gentlemen in dressing-gowns who too often impersonate the patriarchs in children's books.
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