BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Little Colonel Stories. By Annie Fellows Johnston.

Being three “Little Colonel” stories in the Cosy Corner Series, “The Little Colonel,” “Two Little Knights of Kentucky,” and “The Giant Scissors,” put into a single volume, owing to the popular demand for a uniform series of the stories dealing with one of the most popular of juvenile heroines.

1 vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative, fully illustrated $1.50

The Little Colonel’s House Party. By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by Louis Meynell.

One vol., library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover $1.00

The Little Colonel’s Holidays. By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth, decorative cover $1.50

The Little Colonel’s Hero. By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by E. B. Barry.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative, $1.20 net (postage extra)

The Little Colonel at Boarding School. By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by E. B. Barry.

1 vol., large 12mo, cloth $1.20 net (postage extra)

Since the time of “Little Women,” no juvenile heroine has been better beloved of her child readers than Mrs. Johnston’s “Little Colonel.” Each succeeding book has been more popular than its predecessor, and now thousands of little readers wait patiently each year for the appearance of “the new Little Colonel Book.”

Beautiful Joe’s Paradise; or, The Island of Brotherly Love. A sequel to “Beautiful Joe.” By Marshall Saunders, author of “Beautiful Joe,” “For His Country,” etc. With fifteen full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull.

One vol., library 12mo, cloth decorative, $1.20 net, postpaid, $1.32

“Will be immensely enjoyed by the boys and girls who read it.”—Pittsburg Gazette.

“Miss Saunders has put life, humor, action, and tenderness into her story. The book deserves to be a favorite.”—Chicago Record-Herald.

“This book revives the spirit of ‘Beautiful Joe’ capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and as a whole is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light. It is a book for juveniles—old and young.”—Philadelphia Item.

’Tilda Jane. By Marshall Saunders, author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc.

One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth, decorative cover $1.50

“No more amusing and attractive child’s story has appeared for a long time than this quaint and curious recital of the adventures of that pitiful and charming little runaway.”

“It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif.

“I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly.”—Cyrus Townsend Brady.

The Story of the Graveleys. By Marshall Saunders, author of “Beautiful Joe’s Paradise,” “’Tilda Jane,” etc.

Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by E. B. Barry $1.20 net (postage extra)

Here we have the haps and mishaps, the trials and triumphs, of a delightful New England family, of whose devotion and sturdiness it will do the reader good to hear. From the kindly, serene-souled grandmother to the buoyant madcap, Berty, these Graveleys are folk of fibre and blood—genuine human beings.

Little Lady Marjorie. By Frances Margaret Fox, author of “Farmer Brown and the Birds,” etc.

12mo, cloth, illustrated $1.20 net (postage extra)

A charming story for children between the ages of ten and fifteen years, with both heart and nature interest.

The Sandman: His Farm Stories. By William J. Hopkins. With fifty illustrations by Ada Clendenin Williamson.

One vol., large 12mo, decorative cover, $1.20 net, postpaid, $1.38

“An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of children not more than six years old, is ‘The Sandman: His Farm Stories.’ It should be one of the most popular of the year’s books for reading to small children.”—Buffalo Express.

“Mothers and fathers and kind elder sisters who take the little ones to bed and rack their brains for stories will find this book a treasure.”—Cleveland Leader.

The Sandman: More Farm Stories. By William J. Hopkins, author of “The Sandman: His Farm Stories.”

Library 12mo, cloth decorative, fully illustrated, $1.20 net (postage extra)

Mr. Hopkins’s first essay at bedtime stories has met with such approval that this second book of “Sandman” tales has been issued for scores of eager children. Life on the farm, and out-of-doors, will be portrayed in his inimitable manner, and many a little one will hail the bedtime season as one of delight.

A Puritan Knight Errant. By Edith Robinson, author of “A Little Puritan Pioneer,” “A Little Puritan’s First Christmas,” “A Little Puritan Rebel,” etc.

Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, $1.20 net (postage extra)

The charm of style and historical value of Miss Robinson’s previous stories of child life in Puritan days have brought them wide popularity. Her latest and most important book appeals to a large juvenile public. The “knight errant” of this story is a little Don Quixote, whose trials and their ultimate outcome will prove deeply interesting to their reader.

The Great Scoop. By Molly Elliot Seawell, author of “Little Jarvis,” “Laurie Vane,” etc.

12mo, cloth, with illustrations $1.00

A capital tale of newspaper life in a big city, and of a bright, enterprising, likable youngster employed therein. Every boy with an ounce of true boyish blood in him will have the time of his life in reading how Dick Henshaw entered the newspaper business, and how he secured “the great scoop.”

Flip’s “Islands of Providence.” By Annie Fellows Johnston, author of “Asa Holmes,” “The Little Colonel,” etc.

12mo, cloth, with illustrations $1.00

In this book the author of “The Little Colonel” and her girl friends and companions shows that she is equally at home in telling a tale in which the leading character is a boy, and in describing his troubles and triumphs in a way that will enhance her reputation as a skilled and sympathetic writer of stories for children.

Songs and Rhymes for the Little Ones. Compiled by Mary Whitney Morrison (Jenny Wallis).

New edition, with an introduction by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney and eight illustrations.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative $1.00

No better description of this admirable book can be given than Mrs. Whitney’s happy introduction:

“One might almost as well offer June roses with the assurance of their sweetness, as to present this lovely little gathering of verse, which announces itself, like them, by its deliciousness. Yet, as Mrs. Morrison’s charming volume has long been a delight to me, I am only too happy to link my name with its new and enriched form in this slight way, and simply declare that it is to me the most bewitching book of songs for little people that I have ever known.”

PHYLLIS’ FIELD FRIENDS SERIES

By LENORE E. MULETS

Four vols., cloth decorative, illustrated. Sold separately, or as a set.

Per volume $0.80 net

Per set $3.20 net

In this series of four little Nature books, it is the author’s intention so to present to the child reader the facts about each particular flower, insect, bird, or animal, in story form, as to make delightful reading of the facts of science, which the child is to verify through his field lessons and experiences. Classical legends, myths, poems and songs are so presented as to correlate fully with these lessons, to which the excellent illustrations are no little help.

THE WOODRANGER TALES

By G. WALDO BROWNE

Each 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth, decorative cover, illustrated, per volume $1.00

Three vols., boxed, per set $3.00

“The Woodranger Tales,” like the “Pathfinder Tales” of J. Fenimore Cooper, combine historical information relating to early pioneer days in America with interesting adventures in the backwoods. Although the same characters are continued throughout the series, each book is complete in itself, and while based strictly on historical facts, is an interesting and exciting tale of adventure which will delight all boys and be by no means unwelcome to their elders.

The Rosamond Tales. By Cuyler Reynolds. With 30 full-page illustrations from original photographs, and with a frontispiece from a drawing by Maud Humphreys.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative $1.50

These are just the bedtime stories that children always ask for, but do not always get. Rosamond and Rosalind are the hero and heroine of many happy adventures in town and on their grandfather’s farm; and the happy listeners to their story will unconsciously absorb a vast amount of interesting knowledge of birds, animals, and flowers. The book will be a boon to tired mothers, and a delight to wide-awake children.

Larry Hudson’s Ambition. By James Otis, author of “Toby Tyler,” etc. Illustrated by Eliot Keen.

One vol., library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover, $1.25

James Otis, who has delighted the juvenile public with so many popular stories, has written the story of the rise of the bootblack Larry. Larry is not only capable of holding his own and coming out with flying colors in the amusing adventures wherein he befriends the family of good Deacon Doak; he also has the signal ability to know what he wants and to understand that hard work is necessary to win.

Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse. By Anna Sewell. New Illustrated Edition. With nineteen full-page drawings by Winifred Austin.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, $1.25

There have been many editions of this classic, but we confidently offer this one as the most appropriate and handsome yet produced. The illustrations are of special value and beauty. Miss Austin is a lover of horses, and has delighted in tracing with her pen the beauty and grace of the noble animal.

The Story of Kate. A Tale of California Life for Girls. By Pauline Bradford Mackie. Illustrations by L. J. Bridgman.

One vol., library 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postpaid, $1.32

“One of the most charming books of the season for girls, is this, with its lovable characters and entertaining adventures.”—Albany Times Union.

“Pauline Bradford Mackie’s new story is one of genuine delight, and scarcely a better volume could be purchased for girls.”—Boston Journal.

Ye Lyttle Salem Maide: A Story of Witchcraft. By Pauline Bradford Mackie. New Illustrated Edition.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth, gilt top $1.50

“The beauty of the story lies in its simplicity and pathos mingled with the lighter vein of humor.”—Toledo Blade.

“No one can read the story without being profoundly stirred.”—Baltimore Herald.

“Full of color and fine feeling.”—Albany Argus.

In Kings’ Houses: A Tale of the Days of Queen Anne. By Julia C. R. Dorr. New Illustrated Edition.

One vol., large 12mo, cloth, gilt top $1.50

“We close the book with a wish that the author may write more of the history of England, which she knows so well.”—Bookman, New York.

“A story with a charm that will hardly be withstood.”—Kansas City Times.

“A fine, strong story which it is a relief to come upon. Related with charming simple art.”—Public Ledger, Philadelphia.

Gulliver’s Bird Book. Being the Newly Discovered Strange Adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, Now for the First Time Described and Illustrated. By L. J. Bridgman, author of “Mother Goose and Her Wild Beast Show,” etc.

With upwards of 100 illustrations in color, large quarto, cloth $1.50

This is a most amusing and original book, illustrated with startlingly odd and clever drawings. “Gulliver’s Bird Book” will prove a source of entertainment to children of all ages, and should prove one of the leading color juveniles of the season.

THE LITTLE COUSIN SERIES

The most delightful and interesting accounts possible of child-life in other lands, filled with quaint sayings doings, and adventures.

Each 1 vol., 12mo, decorative cover, cloth, with six full-page illustrations in color by L. J. Bridgman.

Price per volume $0.50 net, postpaid $0.56

“Juveniles will get a whole world of pleasure and instruction out of Mary Hazelton Wade’s Little Cousin Series. … Pleasing narratives give pictures of the little folk in the far-away lands in their duties and pleasures, showing their odd ways of playing, studying, their queer homes, clothes, and playthings. … The style of the stories is all that can be desired for entertainment, the author describing things in a very real and delightful fashion.”—Detroit News-Tribune.

By MARY HAZELTON WADE

By ISAAC HEADLAND TAYLOR