Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. By C. A. Jones.--"An unusually good children's story."—Glasgow Herald.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest. By Charlotte M. Yonge.-- "Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not in genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a high and noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be so safely commended as hers."—Cleveland Times.
Jan of the Windmill. A Story of the Plains. By Mrs. J. H. Ewing.-- "Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that is saying a very great deal. From the first to the last the book overflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarely survives childhood; and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor, which is never anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish, and never clumsy."—Academy.
A Sweet Girl Graduate. By L. T. Meade.-- "One of this popular author's best. The characters are well imagined and drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest does not flag until the end too quickly comes."—Providence Journal.
Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. By Juliana Horatia Ewing.-- "There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of 'Six to Sixteen.' The book is one which would enrich any girl's book shelf."—St. James' Gazette.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade.-- "A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meade in this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for more reasons than one. It is a charming book for girls."—New York Recorder.
A World of Girls: The Story of a School. By L. T. Meade.-- "One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It will afford pure delight to numerous readers. This book should be on every girl's book shelf."—Boston Home Journal.
The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade.-- "This story is written in the author's well-known, fresh and easy style. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this well-written story. It is told with the author's customary grace and spirit."—Boston Times.
At the Back of the North Wind. By George Macdonald. --"A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr. Macdonald's earlier work.... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesome fairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A most delightful volume for young readers."—Philadelphia Times.
The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By Charles Kingsley.--"The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist in his description of the experiences of a youth with life under water in the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of a poetical nature."—New York Tribune.