Two Years of Age
Reading edition
O Babees yonge, My Book only is made for youre lernynge
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The Babees Book. Circa 1475.
Picture-books
The baby's first book will naturally be a picture-book, for pictures appeal to him early, and with great force.... If we understood children better, we should realize this vitality which pictures have for them, and should be more careful to give them the best.
W. T. Field.
The Children's Farm. Dutton. 1.25
These colored pictures of the different farm animals, mounted on boards, will please the littlest ones.
Crane, Walter (Illustrator). Mother Hubbard. Lane. .25
As children are favorably influenced by good pictures, it is a pity to give them any but the best, among which Walter Crane's certainly stand. Attention is drawn to the designs of the cover-pages of the books of this series, which are quite as attractive as the text illustrations.
The drawings for Mother Hubbard are among Mr. Crane's most successful efforts. Tiny folk will be entranced with the pictures of this marvellous white doggie.
"This wonderful Dog Was Dame Hubbard's delight, He could sing, he could dance, He could read, he could write."
Crane, Walter (Illustrator). This Little Pig. Lane. .25
Let us travel to Piggy-land for a few moments, with the baby, and it will probably be the first of many trips, with these gay pictures to guide us.