FOR BOYS FROM SEVEN TO TEN.
The first two works on our list are excellent for youngsters. Miss Nancy Hayes tells how three little town-bred boys go to spend a few weeks at a country farm. There they meet a mysterious boy in strange clothing, who eventually turns out to be their very own cousin from Canada, who, having accidentally missed his guardians one day after arrival in England, has been living, wild and solitary, in the woods. The plot gives excitement to the tale. But its main charm for children lies in its descriptions of farm and animal life. Miss Hayes, moreover, has not forgotten the thrill that an unexpected tin of toffee can give to a youngster—nor the tragic despair that accompanies the loss of the same. In Peter Lawson, Wolf Cub, Mr. Davidson narrates how his young hero, whose swimming and other sporting activities are well described, helps, by his resourcefulness and pluck, to discover and bring to justice a band of smugglers and thieves.
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