"The Use of Stories in the Kindergarten," by Anna Buckland. Ginn & Co. 15 cents.
"The Place of the Story in Early Education," by Sara E. Wiltse. Ginn & Co. 132 pp., 50 cents.
Two suggestive and helpful essays that every teacher should read.
"Yale Lectures on Preaching," by Henry Ward Beecher. Fords, Howard & Hulbert. $2.00.
An inspiring book. The chapter on "Rhetorical Illustrations" is especially applicable, but the entire work, although written for preachers, has rich stores of instruction and guidance for teachers.
"The Art of Illustration," by C. H. Spurgeon. Wilbur B. Ketchum. $1.25.
A book by a master giving the secret of his art.
Stories and Themes.
"Parables from Nature," by Margaret Gatty. Macmillan & Co. 2 vols., 18mo, $1.50.
A wonderful book, in which nature is used to typify spiritual truths. It should be owned by every mother and teacher.