Mothers may find the text somewhat advanced for children of seven years, but the full-page colored pictures are sure to be enjoyed. The volume is a large oblong one.
Norton, C. E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume II.
Fables and Nursery Tales.
Heath. .35
The next step is easy, to the short stories which have been told since the world was young; old fables in which the teachings of long experience are embodied, legends, fairy tales, which form the traditional common stock of the fancies and sentiment of the race.--Preface.
Scudder, H.E. (Editor).
The Book of Legends.
Houghton. .50
Famous tales, such as King Cophetua, The Wandering Jew, St. Christopher, and The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, retold for the children.