“‘Fun in the Forest’ is a story that cannot fail to hold the attention of children, instruct them, too, and develop sympathy and affection for the small animals.”—The Evening Star, Newark.
“‘Fun in the Forest’ by Gilly Bear contains little stories of animals and their family and social life in a ‘wood at the top of the big green hill.’ It is seen that the Squirrel Family are generous entertainers and that all the wood folk are glad to come to their party. There is no hint of either fable or moral in the tales, but just the play of a pleasant imagination in the telling of animal stories.”—The Post, Hartford, Conn.
“‘Fun in the Forest’ by Gilly Bear is an instructive and amusing tale of animals, which should delight children from six to ten years. It is profusely illustrated.”—The Bulletin, San Francisco.
“Parents or aunts or uncles, looking for picture books for the little ones, with some element of cleverness in them, will be glad to pick up any of a group of handsomely got up books published by Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company. They are the Gilly Bear books and the contents were originally published in the New York Evening Sun ‘Bedtime Stories’ and were immensely popular. They stimulate the child’s imagination and delight him by their whimsical humor.
“‘Tom Tit Tales’—Entrancing stories of adventure, inspiring, entertaining and amusing and full of life, action and interest ‘just before the Sandman comes.’
“‘The Green Tulip’—A splendid fairy tale, describing the exciting adventures of two little Dutch children in search of a fairy tulip.
“‘Fun in the Forest’—A charming story of absorbing interest, which tells an amusing tale of animals and their doings in field and forest.
“The illustrations and general make-up of the books are very attractive.”—Herald-Telegraph, Montreal.
“‘The Green Tulip’ and ‘Fun in the Forest,’ from the press of Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company, New York, are two delightful children’s books illustrated by Frances Brundage. The illustrations are in black and white and in color, the color pages being beautifully done. The stories are printed in large type and are nicely bound.”—The Journal, Milwaukee.