For the child's Bible reading we recommend Moulton's edition of the Old and New Testaments. The language is identical with that of the familiar old volume, but the text is condensed so that each story is given in the form of a continuous narrative, and objectionable passages are omitted. It may thus safely be put into the hands of very young children, who enjoy the simple, dignified style.

Music also must form a part of the child's library. The list appended covers a variety of needs.

FAIRY TALES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS

Adventures of Pinocchio, translated from Cullodi by Cramp (an Italian classic loved by children). Æsop's Fables. Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. Among the Farmyard People, Clara D. Pierson. Boys' Odyssey, W. C. Perry. Curious Book of Birds, Abbie Farwell Brown. Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen. Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Baldwin. Folk Tales from the Russian, Blumenthal. Gods and Heroes, Francillon. (Greek legends.) Household Stories, Anna C. Klingensmith. Heroes Every Child Should Know, Hamilton Wright Mabie. In the Days of Giants, Abbie Farwell Brown. (Norse legends.) Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Williston. Jungle Book, Kipling. King Arthur and His Court, Frances Nimmo Greene. Knights of the Silver Shield, R. M. Alden. (Includes "Why the Chimes Rang.") Little Black Sambo. (Beloved by young children.) Mother Goose (Altemus edition), including a few fairy tales. Nights with Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris. Norse Gods and Heroes, A. Klingensmith. Among the Night People, Clara D. Pierson. (Exceptionally good.) Arabian Nights Entertainments. Bimbi, Ouida. (Collection of beautiful tales.) Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts, Abbie Farwell Brown. Bow-wow and Mew-mew, Georgiana M. Craik. Norse Tales, Hamilton W. Mabie. Peterkin Papers, Hale. (Afford pure, wholesome humor.) Peter Rabbit, The Tale of, Beatrix Potter. Saints of Italy Legends, Ella Noyes. Story of Siegfried, Baldwin. The Boys' King Arthur, edited by Lanier. The Red Book of Romance, edited by Lang. The Red Fairy Book and others of same series, edited by Lang. Tanglewood Tales, Hawthorne (Greek Legends). The Oak Tree Fairy Book, edited by Clifton Johnson. The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan. The Stars in Song and Legend, Jermain G. Porter. The Wonder Book, Hawthorne. Wagner Story Book, Frost. Wandering Heroes, Lillian J. Price. Water Babies, Charles Kingsley. Wizard of Oz, Baum.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

Childhood of Ji-Shib the Ojibwa, A. E. Jenks. Children of the Cold, Frederick Schwatka. (Life among Esquimaux children.) Cuore, de Amicis, translated by Mrs. Lucas. (Experiences of a school boy in Italy.) Each and All, Jane Andrews. Five Minute Stories, Laura E. Richards. History of the Ancient Greeks, C. D. Shaw. Lolami, the Little Cliff-Dweller, Clara K. Bayliss. Ten Boys of Long Ago, Andrews. The Chinese Boy and Girl, Bishop Headland. The Snow Baby, Mrs. Peary. Seven Little Sisters, Jane Andrews. Story of Joan of Arc for Boys and Girls. Story of My Life, Helen Keller. Story of Troy, M. Clarke.

NATURE

A Year in the Fields, Burroughs. Everyday Birds, Bradford Torrey. First Book of Forestry, Filibert Roth. Friends in Feathers and Fur, Johonnot. Grasshopper Land, Margaret Morley. How to Attract Birds, Neltje Blanchan. Lady Hollyhock and Her Friends, Margaret C. Walker. (Tells how to make dolls out of flowers.) Plant Relations, Coulter. Pussy Meow, S. Louise Patteson. The Bee People, Margaret Morley. The Hall of Shells. The Stars in Song and Legend, J. G. Porter. The Training of Wild Animals, Frank C. Bostock. Trees in Prose and Poetry, Stone and Fickett. Ways of the Woodfolk, William J. Long. Wilderness Ways, William J. Long. Wild Animals I Have Known, Seton Thompson.

POETRY