INDEX
Reading edition
A Acrobatic impossibilities, 36 Acrobatics, drawing-room, 35-41 Acrostics, 59 Acting initials, 97 games, 97-109 proverbs, 97 verbs (Dumb Crambo), 98 Adders, 212 Adhesive tape, 243 Adventure, stories of, 376 Advertisements, 21 Almonds, how to blanch, 310 Alphabet, the cat, 166 Alphabet, the love, 88, 165 Alphabet, the ship, 87 Anemone, 325 Angora rabbits, 348 Animal, vegetable and mineral, 96 Animals, books about, 382 China, 192 composite (drawing game), 51 invented (drawing game), 54 velvet, 289 Annuals, treatment of, 319-323 Ants, 213 Apple-snapping, 6 Apprentice, the, 167 Arm-chair (model), 251 Aspidistra, 331 Auctioning prizes, 43 Autumn sowing of seedlings, 321 Avadavats, 358 B Bag and stick, 7 Balancing, 187 Balancing tricks, 122 Ball games, 139 wool, 282 Ballad game, the, 132 Balloon, 39 Barley Sugar, 307 Baths for birds, 355 Battledoor and shuttlecock, 129 Bead furniture for dolls' houses, 223 Bead-work, 283 Bean bags, 113 Bed boat, the, 189 games, 185-193 soldiers, 191 thinking games for, 189 Beds for dolls' houses, 222 matchbox, 231 Bedstead (model), 252 Bees, 205 Belgian hares, 349 Bicyclist, the, 34 Biennials, treatment of, 322 Bingo, 27 Birds, large and cage, 355-366 in the garden, 363-366 Birds'-nesting, 207 Birthday, the old maid's, 81 Blackberrying, 209 Blackbird, the, 360 Black man, 158 Blacksmith, the, 206 Blenheim spaniels, 347 Blind feeding the blind, the, 5 Blind games, 3-5 Blind man's buff, 3 played with spoons, 3 Blind man's wand, 4 Blind worms, 212 Block city, 188 Bloodhound, the, 347 Blowing eggs, 207 Blowing out the candle, 6 Boat, a simple toy, 295 Boats, paper, 285 on a stream, 211 sailing, 210 walnut shell, 298 Book mark, 385 Books— and bookshelves for a doll's house, 224 about animals, 382 about boys, 376 of adventure, 376 about children, 373 of fairy tales, 370 historical, 380-382, 384 of poetry, 371 about the sea, 379 of travel, 385 of legendary tales, 371 Borders for a garden, 319 Borzoi, the, 347 Bowling, 143 Boxes, cardboard, 288 for collections of eggs, 208 for dolls' houses, 220 paper, 287 Boy and schoolboy stories, 376 Boys' toys, 292-301 Bran-tubs, 303 Bream, 351 Bricks, 185 Bruce's heart, 187 Bubbles, soap, 116, 279 Buff, 26 Buff, blind man's, 3 Buff, shadow, 5 Bulbs, treatment of, 325-326 in cocoanut fibre, 333 in glasses, 333 in pots, 332 Bull dog, the, 346 Bullfinch, the, 359 Bull terrier, the, 343 Bunting, the yellow, 360 Buried names, 63 Butterfly hunting, 208 Butter-making, 205 Buying dogs, 342 Buz, 167 C Cage birds, 355-366 Cages for birds, 355 Campanulas, 332 Canaries, 357 seed, 332 Candle-blowing, 6 Candle lighters, the, 38 Candy-making, 307-312 Candy, molasses, 310 nut, 310 peppermint, 311 Caramels, 308 cream, 309 Cardboard and paper furniture:— drawings of, 241-257 arm-chair, 251 bedstead, 252 chair, 256 cot, 257 cut-outs, 291 dining-room table, 249 dressing-table, 254 high chair, 257 kitchen chair, 247 range, 247 table, 246 pots and pans, 248 rocking-chair 256 screen, 248 sideboard, 250 sofa, 251 towel-rack, 256 wardrobe, 253 washstand, 255 Cardboard and paper toys, 284-292 Cardboard boxes, 288 dolls' houses, 237-243 uses for, 290 Card games, 77-83 Cardinal, the, 358 Cards for patience, 76 for snap, 77 Cards, hat and, 38 Catalogues, gardening, 316 Cat alphabet, the, 166 Catching balls, 140 Caterpillar game, 11 Caterpillars, 353 Cat-fish, the American, 352 Cats, 348 Chaffinch, the, 359 Chair (model), 256 Chairs, chestnut, 229 cork, 228 Chalks, 275 Characteristics, prophecies and, 80 Charades, 106 Cherry contests, 304 Chevy, 156 Chickens, feeding the, 204 Child's Garden of Verses, A, 188 Children, books about, 373 China animals, 192 nest-eggs, 204 Chinese gambling, 181 Chitterbob, 31 Christmas, 302-303 trees, 302 Clap in, clap out, 15 Clothes-basket, a doll's house, 234 Clothes-horse, summer house, 136 Clumber spaniel, the, 344 Clumps, 93 Coach, family, 33 Cobbler, the, 14 Cocked hat, paper, 284 Cocker spaniel, the, 344 Cocoanut cream, 308 drops, 308 fibre for bulbs, 332 Coffee-pot, 95 Collars for dogs, 340 Collecting Jones's, 165 Collections of china animals, 192 of flags, 273 of flowers, 208 of stamps, 278 Collie, the, 344 Color in a garden, 316 Coloring maps, 273 pictures, 273 Compasses, home-made, 243 Competitions, guessing, 103 railway, 173 Composite animals (drawing game), 51 scrap books, 277 stories, 70 Concerted sneeze, the, 27 Concerts, the topsy-turvy, 105 Consequences, 68 an extended form of, 69 Contests, cherry, 304 Convalescents, games for, 191 Copying woodcuts, 274 Cork and matchbox furniture, 228-234 ships, 197 Cot (model), 257 Counting dogs, 164 a million, 191 Counting imaginary flocks of sheep, 191 Counting-out rhymes, 134 Country books, 215 Country, employment in the, 203-215 Cows, 206 Cradle, a walnut, 232 Cream caramels, 309 cocoanut, 308 stuffing for dates, 311 Cress, mustard and, 327, 332 Crocuses, 325 Crosses, noughts and, 176 Cross questions, 22 Cross-tag, 152 Cumulative games, 29-31 Curtains for cardboard dolls' houses, 238 dolls' house, 221 Cushion, 14 Cutting flowers, 335-336 Cutting out pictures, 191 Cutting leaves, 326 D Daffodils, 325, 333 Dairy, the, 205 Daisy chains, 135 Dancing dwarf, the, 105 Dancing egg, the, 124 Dancing man, a, 289 Dancing pea, the, 124 Darts, paper, 286 Dates, stuffed, 311 Day's shopping, the, 14 Decorations, evergreen, 302 paper, 302 Deerhound, the Scotch, 347 Deer Stalking, 6 Demons, wool, 282 Diaries, country, 214 gardening, 317 Dining-room table (model), 249 Dinner parties, dolls', 226 Distemper, treatment of, 341 Ditto game, the, 26 Dividing perennials, 324 Dog-stick, 145 Dogs, counting, 164 exercising, 339 food for, 339 how to buy, 342 how to teach tricks, 341 the various kinds of, 343-348 treatment of, 339-343 washing, 340 Dogs' collars, 340 kennel (cardboard), 241 Dolls for dolls' houses, 225 dressing, 226 paper, 258-262 rows of paper, 262 walking, 259 Dolls' dinner parties, 226 flats, 226 garden seats and tables, 219 houses, 220 cardboard, 237-243 chimney, 242 partition, 240 small, 227 house beds, 222 bookshelves, 224 cupboards, 225 curtains, 221 fireplaces, 220 floors, 221 gardens, 220, 242 pictures, 224 screens, 225 wall papers, 220 Donkey's tail, the, 5 Dots, five, 47, 48 Double acrostics, 60 Doves, 354 Dragons, hand, 290 Drawing games, 47-56 Drawing-room acrobatics, 35-41 Drawings, eyes-shut, 50 Drawing tricks, 51 Dresses for paper dolls, 258 Dressing dolls, 226 Dressing the lady, 13 Dressing-table (model), 254 table, matchbox, 232 up for charades, 108 Duck on a rock, 142 Ducks' eggs, 204 Dumb Crambo, 98 performances, 107 Dutch rabbits, 349 Dutch street, a, 267 Dwarf, the dancing, 105 E Easter eggs, 275 Eggs, blowing, 207 ducks', 204 Easter, 275 hens', 204 Electricity, 125 Elements, the, 90 Employments, guessing, 98 Esquimau village, a, 266 Evergreen decorations, 302 Everton toffee, 310 Exercising dogs, 339 Exploration, 203 Eyes, 99 Eyes-shut drawings, 50 F Fairy-tale books, 370 Family coach, 33 specimen story, 33 Family, the imaginary, 190 Fantail pigeons, 354 Farmyards, 203 Feather, the, 21 Feeding chickens, 204 Fern halls, 331 Ferns, 331 skeleton, 281 Fights, walnut shell, 299 Filipino village, a, 266 Fire-buckets, 40 Fireplaces for dolls' houses, 220 Fish, 351 Five dots, 47-48 Fives, 61 Flags, collection of, 273 Floors in dolls' houses, 222 Flower pots, 330 Flower shows, 136, 317 Flower symbols, 136 Flowers, collecting, 208 cutting, 335 for a doll's house, 225 packing, 335 painting, 209 for town gardens, 328 for window boxes, 334 Fly away, 23 Follow my leader, 159 Food for birds, 356 for chickens and ducks, 204 for dogs, 339 for puppies, 340 for rabbits, 349 for wild birds, 359, 361, 365 on a railway journey, 180 Football, parlor, 39 Foot-stools, cork, 230 Forfeits, 41 Fowls, trussed, 37 Fox-terrier, the, 343 French and English, 158 (paper), 177 French tag, 152 French Blind Man's Buff, 4 Fruit cream, 309 Fuchsias, 332 Furnishing dolls' houses, 222 Furnishing game, a, 221 G Games with a ball, 139 by rote, 189 drawing, 47-56 in bed, 185-193 with cards, 75-83 for convalescents, 191 for a journey, 173-181 for a party, 3-43 for a picnic, 151-159 quotation, 92 rainy-day, 113-126 table, 75-83 thinking, guessing, and acting, 87-109 for a walk, 163-170 with a watch, 175 writing, 59-72 yes and no, 94-96 Gambling, Chinese, 181 Gaps, 154 Garden, dolls' house, 219, 242 kitchen, 327 shop, 136 town, 328 Gardening catalogues, 316 diaries, 317 tools, 318 General post, 17 Geraniums, 332 Ghosts of My Friends, 50 Glasses, bulbs in, 333 Glass-maker, the, 125 Going to Jerusalem, 10 Goldfinch, the, 359 Gold fish, 351 Good fat hen, a, 30 Good luck lily, 333 Gordon setter, 344 Gossip, 21 Grab, 78 Grand Mogul, the, 166 Grand Mufti, the, 25 Grass snakes, 212 Great Dane, the, 346 Greyhound, the, 347 Guessing competitions, 103 employments, 98 games, 93-104 numbers, 102 quantities, 104 results, 102 scents, 104 the color of horses' tails, 164 Guinea pigs, 350 Gypsy camp, 268 H Hand dragons, 290 Hanging, 179 Hare and hounds, 145 Hat and cards, 38 Hats, cocked, 284 Hawks, 213 Heads, bodies and tails, 54 He can do little who can't do this, 8 Hen and chickens, 130 Hen, a good fat, 30 Hens' eggs, where to look for, 204 Here I bake, 13 Hide and seek, 154 Hieroglyphics, or picture-writing, 52, 53, 55 High chair (model), 257 High skip, 38 Himalayan rabbits, 349 Hish! hash! hosh! 27 Historical stories, 380-382 History books, 385 Hives, bee, 205 Hold fast! Let go! 24 Home newspaper, the, 284 Honey-pots, 11 Hoop games for two, 169 posting, 169 Hoops, 169 Hop-scotch, 143 Hop, step, and jump, 159 Hospitals, scrap books for, 277 Hot and cold, 9 Hot hand, 175 Hotel game, an, 188 Hounds, 346 Houses, cardboard, 237-242 dolls', 220 House that glue built, the, 243 How, when, and where, 95 Hunting for eggs, 204 Hunt the ring, 19 Hunt the slipper, 7 Hunt the squirrel, 153 Hunt the thimble, 9 Hutches, rabbit, 349 Hyacinths, 325, 333 I Illuminating, 274 Illustrated papers, painting, 273 Illustrating, 120 I love my love, 88, 165 Imaginary family, the, 190 Improbable stories, 70 India-rubber plant, 331 Indoor gardening, 329-334 occupations and things to make, 273 painting, 273 plants, 331 Initials, 65, 189 acting, 97 Ink sea-serpents, 288 Invented animals (drawing game), 54 Irises, 325 Irish setter, 344 terrier, 343 I spy, 155 It, 152 Ivy, 331 chains, 135 J Jack Horner pies, 303 Jack-stones, 116 Japanese fern balls, 331 Java sparrows, 358 John Ball, 31 Jinglers, 3 Jolly miller, the, 10 Jones's, collecting, 165 Journeys, games to play on, 173-181 Judge and Jury, 22 Jumping Rope, 129 K Killing butterflies, 208 King Charles spaniel, 347 Kingfishers, 212 Kitchen gardens, 327 table (model), 246 chair " 247 range " 247 pots and pans, 248 Kitchen utensils, 18 Kite messengers, 295 Kites, 292 Knots, 117-120 L Lady Queen Anne, 20 Lamp for small dolls' house, 230 Land of counterpane, the, 191 Land of Story-books, the, 188 Laughter, 26 Leaves, skeleton, 280 Legendary tales, 371 Letter games, 75 Letters and telegrams, 63 and words, 178 with a pencil, 178 Lettuce, 327 Lights, rhyming, 167 Lists, 62 Little dog, the, 152 Looby, looby, 29 Log Houses, 268 London Bridge is Falling Down, 15 Love alphabet, the, 88, 165 Love-birds, 358 Low-tide, 197 Lubbock, Sir John, on bees, 205 M Madonna lilies, 325 Magic-lantern slides, 274 Magic music, 9 Making friends, 203 Making plans, 191 Making obeisance, 99 Making sentences, 165 Man, a dancing, 289 Mandarins, the, 25 Maps, coloring, 273 on a journey, 173 Marbles, 146 Mastiff, the, 346 Mats, paper 286 Menageries, 192 Mesmerism, 99 Messengers, kite, 295 Mice, 212 pet, 351 Milking cows, 206 Million, counting a, 191 Miniature trees, 331 Minnows, 352 Missing information, 67 Mogul, the Grand, 166 Molasses candy, 310 Moles, 212 Mongrels, 347 Mottoes for Christmas, 302 Moulting, 357 Mounting pressed flowers, 209 Muffin man, the, 32 Mufti, the Grand, 25 Mulberry bush, the, 28 Music, dolls', 225 Music, magic, 9 Mustard and cress, 327, 332 My lady's clothes, 13 My right-hand neighbor, 94 My thought, 89 N Narcissus, 325, 333 Natural history books, 382 Neighbor, my right-hand, 94 Neighbors, 15 Newfoundland dogs, 345 Newspaper, the, 71 Newspaper, the home, 284 Ninepins, 185 Norfolk spaniel, 344 Noughts and crosses, 176 Numbers, guessing, 102 Nut candy, 310, 311 Nuts in May, 12 Nutting, 209 O Observation, 104 for railway journeys, 174 Occupations, indoor, 273-304 Old bachelor, 79 Old maid, 79 Old maid's birthday, the, 81 Old soldier, 13 Old stone, 130 Oranges and lemons, 13 Orchestra, 29 Outdoor games for boys, 139-147 Outdoor games for girls, 129-136 Outlines, 47, 49 P P's and Q's, 89 Packing flowers, 335 Paddling, 197 Painting, 273 cardboard dolls' houses, 238 cardboard furniture, 245 dolls' house food, 229 eggs for Easter, 275 flags, 273 flowers, 209 magic-lantern slides, 274 maps, 273 Paper boats, 285 boxes, 287 and cardboard toys, 284-292 darts, 286 decorations, 302 dolls, 258-262 French and English, 177 furniture, 243-257 mats, 286 Papers for dolls' houses, 220 Parlor football, 39 Parrots, 354 Party, games for a, 3-43 Patience or Thirteens, 76 Pen and ink work, 276 Peppermint candy, 311 Perch, 352 Perennials, treatment of, 323 Pets, 339-366 Philopenas, 303 Photography, 214 Picking flowers, 335 Picnic games, 151-159 Pictures and titles, 55 Pictures, coloring, 273 for dolls' houses, 224 pricking, 275 tracing, 275 Pictures to order, 54 Picture-writing, or hieroglyphics, 52, 53, 55 Pig, 79 Pigeons, 353 Ping-pong, 75 Plain toffee, 309 Plans, making, 191 Planting bulbs, 326 perennials, 323 seedlings, 320 Plants, window, 329 indoor, 331 Playhouses of other peoples, 265-269 Poetry books, 371 Pomeranian, the, 347 Ponds, 210 Poodles, 347 Pop-corn, 309 Pop-guns, 185 Postage-stamp collections, 278 snakes, 278 Post office, the, 283 Potato races, 40 Pots and pans (models), 248 Predicaments, 71 Pressing flowers, 209 Pricking pictures, 275 Prisoner's base, 156 Prize, auctioning, 43 Products, towns and, 168 Prophecies and characteristics, 80 Proverbs, 96 acting, 97 shouting, 97 Pueblo settlement, a, 265 Pugs, 347 Puppies, how to feed, 340 Puss in the corner, 7 Puzzles, 279 Q Quantities, guessing, 104 Queen Anne, Lady, 20 Quoits, 141 Quotation games, 92 R Rabbits, wild, 348 tame, 348 Races, 140 Races, potato, 40 soap-bubble, 116 Spanish, or wheelbarrow, 141 tissue-paper, 39 Radishes, 327 Railway competitions, 173 Railway whist, 174 Rainy-day games, 113-126 Reading, 369-385 Red rover, 159 Remarks on acting, 109 Retriever, the, 344 Rhymed replies, 67 Rhymes, counting out, 134 Rhyming games, 92 Rhyming lights, 167 Riddles, 66 Ring, hunt the, 19 Ring taw, 146 Ring-the-nail, 115 Ring-toss, 114 Roadside whist, 163 Robin's Alive, 27 Robin, the, 361 Rocking-chair (model), 256 Rocks, 198 Rows of paper dolls, 262 Runt pigeons, 354 Russian scandal, 21 Ruth and Jacob, 23 S Sailing boats, 197, 210 Saint Bernard, the, 346 Sand castles, 198 games, 198 Saving seed, 322 Scandal, Russian, 21 Scarborough lily, 333 Scents, guessing, 104 Schoolboy stories, 376 Science, books about, 383 Scrap-books, 191, 276 covered screens, 278 Scraps and transfers, 288 Screen (model), 248 Screens covered with scraps, 278 for dolls' houses, 225 Sea-Serpents, ink, 288 Seaside friends, good, 199 Seaside employments, 197-200 Seaweed, 199 Seedlings, perennials, 325 general remarks on, 321 Seed, sowing, 322 Sentences, making, 165 Sergeant, the, 24 Setters, 344 Setting-boards for butterflies, 208 Shades, 326 Shadow buff, 5 Shadows on the wall, 279 Shearing sheep, 206 Sheep, 206 counting imaginary flocks of, 191 dog, the, 345 shearing, 206 washing, 206 Shell work, 199 Ship alphabet, the, 87 Ships, cork, 197 Shop, game of, 221 in the garden, 136 Shopping, the day's, 14 Shop windows, 164 Shouting proverbs, 97 Shuffle board, 121 Sideboard (model), 250 Silkworms, 352 Simon says thumbs up, 24 Simple acrostics, 59 Skeleton ferns, 281 leaves, 280 Skipjacks, 299 Skye terrier, the, 343 Sleep, ways of getting to, 191 Slugs, 324 Small dolls' houses, 227 Snakes, 212 postage stamp, 228 Snap, 77 Snap cards, 78 Sneeze, the concerted, 27 Snowdrops, 325 Soap-bubbles, 116, 279 Sofa (model), 251 Sofas, cork, 229 Soldiers, 185, 191 Solitary watchfulness, 212 Sowing seeds, 320 Spaniels, 344 Spanish cup and ball, 186 Sparrows, 365 Spatter-work, 275 Spelling game, 166 Spin the platter, 17 Spoons, blind man's buff played with, 3 Squills, 325 Squirrels, wild, 213 tame, 350 Stagarino, 159 Stamps, collecting, 278 Star of Bethlehem, 325 Starlings, 365 Station Observation, 174 Statues, 26 Steps, 4 Stevenson, R. L., 188 Still Pond! No More Moving, 4 Stir the mash, 11 Stool of repentance, 98 Stories, composite, 70 improbable, 70 about schoolboys, 376 telling, 93, 163 Story books, 188 Story for Family coach, 33 for Old maid's birthday, 82 Story game, 70 Strawberries, 328 Streams, 211 Strength tests, 144 Stuffed dates, 311 Suckers, 299 Sugar, Barley, how to make, 307 Sugar, how to color, 312 Suggestions, 91 Summer-houses, 136 Sussex spaniel, the, 344 Swallows, 213 Swarming of bees, 205 Sweet-making, 307-312 T Tableaux vivants, 108 Table games, 75-83 Tables, cork, 230 Tag, 152 Teapot, 95 Telegrams, 64 Telling stories, 93 during walks, 163 Terriers, 343 Terza, 154 Thimble, 9 Thinking games, 87-93 for bed, 189 Thirteens, or Patience, 76 Thought, my, 89 Thought-reading tricks, 100 Throwing light, 96 Tides, 197 Tiger-lilies, 325 Tissue-paper dresses for dolls, 262 races, 39 Titles, pictures and, 55 Tit-tat-toe, 176 Toffee, almond, 310 Everton, 310 plain, 309 Tom Tiddler's ground, 129 Tools for gardening, 318 Topsy-turvy concert, the, 105 Touch last, 152 Touchwood, 152 Towel-rack, cork, 233 (model), 256 Town gardens, 328 Towns and products, 168 Toy boats, 295 dogs, 347 Toys for boys, 292-301 Tracing, 244 Tracing pictures, 275 Train, games to play in the, 173-181 Transfers, 288 Transplanting flowers, 320 Travel, books of, 385 Traveller, the, 34 Trees, miniature, 331 Christmas, 302 Tricks, how to teach birds, 356 balancing, 122 how to teach dogs, 341 drawing, 51 thought-reading, 100 Trout, 351 Trussed fowls, 37 Tug of war, 38 Tulips, 325 Turtles, 351 Twenty questions, 189 Twos and threes, or Terza, 154 Tying knots, 117 U Unison games, 26 Up Jenkins, 18 Utensils, kitchen, 18 kitchen (models), 248 for sweet-making, 307 V Velvet animals, 289 Verse and poetry books, 371 W Walking dolls, 259 games to play when out, 163-170 Walking Spanish, 39 Wall-pockets, 318 Walnut fights, 299 shell boats, 298 Wand, blind man's, 4 Wardrobe, matchbox, 233 (model), 253 Washing dogs, 340 sheep, 206 Washstand, 232 (model), 255 Watch, games to be played with a, 175 Water-cutters, 300 Watering flowers, 318 perennials, 324 seedlings, 320 window boxes, 334 window plants, 330 Wax-bills, 358 Weeds, 321 Welsh terrier, the, 343 Wet clothes, 197 Wheat, 332 When my ship comes in, 87 Whist, railway, 174 Whist, roadside, 163 Whistle, the, 8 Whistles, 301 Wiggles, 49 Wild birds, feeding the, 361 rabbits, 348 Window boxes, 329, 354 plants, 329 Windows, shop, 164 Witches, 131 Wool balls, 282 demons, 282 Word-making, 178 Writing games, 59-72 Y Yellow bunting, 360 Yes and no games, 94-96
A List of Standard Books for Children
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company
Books For Older Children
Bindloss, Harold
The Young Traders. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth $1.50
A capital story of two boys in West Africa.
Crockett, S. R.
The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth. 1.00
Sir Toady Crusoe. Illustrated. Large 12mo, cloth 1.25
The adventures of two boys and a girl on the Scottish coast.
Sweetheart Travellers. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth 1.00
Fine Art Juveniles
Children's classics in artistic form. Beautifully illustrated. Each 8vo, cloth 1.50
1. Old Fashioned Tales. E. V. Lucas.
2. The "Original Poems" and Others. Ann and Jane Taylor.
3. Tales from Maria Edgeworth.
4. Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims. F. J. H. Darton.
5. Fairy Tales from Grimm.
6. Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen.
7. Stories from the Faerie Queen. Mary Macleod.
8. The Book of King Arthur, Mary Macleod.
9. The Fairchild Family. Mrs. Sherwood.
10. National Rhymes of the Nursery.
11. Forgotten Stories of Long Ago. E. Y. Lucas.
12. Ballads in Prose. Mary Macleod.
13. Another Book of Verses for Children. E. V. Lucas.
14. The Wonder Book of Old Romance. F. J. H. Darton.
Grinell, George Bird
The "Jack" Books. Illustrated. Each 12mo, cloth 1.25
Good books for boys, full of hunting, adventure and natural history.
Jack the Young Ranchman.
Jack Among the Indians.
Jack in the Rockies.
Jack the Young Canoeman.
Jack the Young Trapper.
Grinnell Morton
Neighbors of Field, Wood, and Stream. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth 1.25
An account of wild creatures not far from civilization.
Houston, Edwin J.
The Wonder Books of Science. Illustrated. Each 12mo, cloth 1.50
The wonders of nature described and simply explained by a scientist.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
The Wonder Book of the Atmosphere.
Jenks, Tudor
Electricity for Young People. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth net, 1.50
The story of the progress of electricity from the earliest times.
Lounsberry, Alice
The Wild Flower Book for Young People. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth net, 1.50
A story of the lives of wild flowers.
Marshall, H. E.
An Island Story. Illustrated in color. Large 8vo, cloth net, 2.50
A child's history of England.
Scotland's Story. Illustrated in color. Large 8vo, cloth net, 2.50
Stirring events in Scottish history.
Moore, N. Hudson
Deeds of Daring Done by Girls. Illustrated in color, 12mo, cloth 1.50
Examples of heroism of girls under twenty.
Nesbit, E.
The Treasure Seekers. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth 1.50
By the author of The Wouldbegoods.
The New Treasure Seekers. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth 1.50
Further adventures of the fascinating Bastable children.
Perkins, Lucy F.
The Dandelion Classics for Children. Illustrated in color. Each 4to, cloth 1.50
A uniform edition of children's classics, splendidly illustrated.
Robin Hood.
Midsummer Night's Dream for Young-People.
The Twenty Best Fairy Tales.
Sage, Agnes C.
A Little Colonial Dame. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
Same, boards 1.00
The story of a girl in old New York.
A Little Daughter of the Revolution. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
Same, boards 1.00
Child-life during the exciting period of the War for Independence.
Steedman, C. M.
A Child's Life of Jesus. Illustrated in color, 8vo, cloth 3.00
Thumb-o-Graph Series
Thumb-o-Graphs. 16mo, cloth, net, .50; Leather, boxed, net, 1.00; Gilt, leather, boxed net, 1.50
Ghosts of My Friends. 16mo, cloth, net, .50; Leather, boxed net, 1.00
The Book of Butterflies. 12mo, cloth, boxed net, 1.00
Noughts and Crosses. 16mo, cloth net, .50
Hand-o-Graphs. 4to, cloth net, 1.00
Books For Children From Ten to Fifteen Years of Age
Ault, Lena and Norman
The Podgy Book of Tales. Illustrated in color, 16mo, cloth 1.00
Full of jolly stories about happenings in the nursery and garden.
Bedford, Francis D.
A Night of Wonders. Illustrated in color. Oblong, 16mo, cloth 1.00
The story of a hunt for Father Christmas.
Carroll, Lewis
Alice in Wonderland. Illustrated in color, 8vo, cloth 1.50
Contains the original Tenniel drawings, beside twelve new ones in color by Maria L. Kirk.
Through the Looking Glass. Illustrated in color, 8vo, cloth 1.50
Also has illustrations by Miss Kirk as well as the Tenniel drawings.
Children's Library, The
Illustrated. Each 16mo, cloth .50
Stories of all kinds interesting to children.
The Would-be Witch. Miriam Byrne.
Two Are Company. E. M. Field.
The Old Oak Chest.
Mary Jane Papers. A. G. Plympton.
Courage. Ruth Ogden.
Little Homespun. Ruth Ogden.
Tommy's Tiny Tales. Lady Leigh.
The House of the Red Fox. Miriam Byrne.
Cooke, Grace MacGowan
Son Riley Rabbit and Little Girl. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
The adventures of a little girl and a rabbit, with excellent photographs.
Dumas, Alexandre
Fairy Tales. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.00
Dunham, Edith
Jogging Round the World. 4to, cloth 1.50
With photographs of curious methods of transportation.
Glen, M. A.
Twelve Magic Changelings. Cut-outs in color, 4to, boards, .75; paper .50
Magic Changelings. Cut-outs in color, 4to, boards .50
Mirthful Menagerie. Cut-outs in color, 4to, boards .50
Agile Acrobats. Cut-outs in color. 4to, boards .35
Harris, Joel Chandler
Uncle Remus and Bre'r Rabbit. Illustrations in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.00
Some of Bre'r Rabbit's most amusing adventures told in stories, verses and pictures.
Jewett, J. H.
Bunny Stories. Illustrated, 4to, boards 1.00
Same, cloth 1.50
More Bunny Stories. Illustrated, 4to, boards 1.00
Same, cloth 1.50
Mendes, H. P.
In Old Egypt. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.00
Moore, N. Hudson
Children of Other Days. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
An art book for children, giving reproductions of famous paintings of children.
Ogden, Ruth
A Little Queen of Hearts. Illustrated, 4to, boards 1.00
Same, cloth 1.50
The account of the visit of a little American girl to England.
A Loyal Little Red Coat. Illustrated, 4to, boards 1.00
Same, cloth 1.50
A story of a child in New York one hundred years ago.
Loyal Hearts and True. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth 1.00
How "The Dry Dock Club" showed its patriotic spirit during the war with Spain.
Outcault, R. F.
Buster Brown's Autobiography. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.50
With many new adventures.
Buster's and Mary Jane's Painting Book. Oblong, 4to, boards .75
Pictures to be colored, some with colored models.
Tige: His Story. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.00
Tige's adventures, with some of Buster's.
Buster Brown Abroad. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.00
What Buster did in foreign lands.
Peary, Josephine D.
The Snow Baby. Illustrated, 4to, cloth net, 1.20
The birth and infancy of Marie Ahnighito Peary, illustrated by photographs taken by her parents in the far North.
Peary, Marie Ahnighito and Josephine D.
Children of the Arctic. Illustrated, 4to, cloth net, 1.20
The Snow Baby's second trip to the Arctic.
Peary, Robert E.
Snowland Folk. Illustrated, 4to, cloth net, 1.20
True stories about the fascinating land of eternal snow.
Randolph, H. S. F.
The New Mother Goose. With cut-out illustrations in color, 4to, boards 1.00
An illustrated story remains after removal of the cut-outs.
The Fire Fighters. With cut-out illustrations in color, 4to, boards 1.00
Story with models of fire engine, hook and ladder, etc., in drawings and cut-outs.
Selous, Edmund
Tommy Smith's Animals. Illustrated, 16mo, cloth 1.00
Tommy Smith's Other Animals. Illustrated, 16mo, cloth 1.00
Conversations of a little boy with the common country animals.
Williams, Clara Andrew
The House That Glue Built. Cut-out pictures in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.00
Pictures of the rooms of a house with separate sheets giving the furniture, to be pasted into place.
The Fun That Glue Made. Cut-out pictures in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.00
Scenes in bright colors of children at play, to be pasted together.
The Stories That Glue Told. Cut-out pictures in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.00
Pictures of well-known stories to be cut out and pasted together.
Books For Very Young Children
Betts, Ethel Franklin
Favorite Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.50
The most popular nursery rhymes beautifully illustrated.
Burgess, Gelett
Goops and How To Be Them. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
The primary rules of good manners in clever rhymes.
More Goops and How Not To Be Them. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
With many more of Mr. Burgess's whimsical pictures.
Goop Tales, Alphabetically Told. Illustrated, 4to, cloth 1.50
Two alphabets—one of boys and one of girls.
The Lively City O' Ligg. Illustrated in color, 4to, boards 1.00
Modern fables—a Hans Andersen up to date.
The Burgess Nonsense Book. Illustrated. Small 4to, cloth 2.00
A collection of Mr. Burgess's nonsense verses and stories.
Deming, E. W.
Red Folk and Wild Folk. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth net, 1.50
Little Indian people in the forest, with their animal playfellows.
Children of the Wild. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth net, 1.00
Little Brothers of the West. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth net, 1.00
Each of these books contains just half the pictures and text of "Red Folk and Wild Folk."
Indian Child Life. Illustrated in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 2.00
Stories about Indian children.
Little Red People. Illustrated in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.25
Little Indian Folk. Illustrated in color. Oblong, 4to, boards 1.25
Each containing just half the illustrations and text in the preceding volume.
Dumpy Books for Children
Illustrated in color. Each 32mo, boards .50
Simple stories for very young children.
The Story of the Teasing Monkey. Helen Bannerman.
Billy Mouse. Arthur Layard.
Pat and the Spider. Helen Bannerman.
The Story of Little Kettle Head. Helen Bannerman.
The Story of Little Black Quibba. Helen Bannerman.
The Story of Little Black Sambo. Helen Bannerman.
The Bad Mrs. Ginger. Honor C. Appleton.
The Alphabet Book. Henry Mayer.
A Cat Book. E. V. Lucas and H. C. Smith.
Haines, Alice Calhoun
Little Folk of Brittany. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.50
Delightful stories and verses about this remarkable land.
Indian Boys and Girls. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.50
Indian children in characteristic occupations.
When Grandma Was Little. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.00
What Grandma Says. Illustrated in color, 4to, cloth 1.00
Stories and verses in which things happen as Grandma says they used to.
Boys. Illustrated in color. Large 4to, boards 1.00
Girls. Illustrated in color. Large 4to, boards 1.00
Distinctive and beautiful stories and verses of child life.
Little Japs at Play. Illustrated in color. Large 4to, boards 1.00
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
1. Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
2. The use of periods is not consistent in the original text. Obvious errors have been silently corrected.
3. Some of the full-page illustrations listed in the Illustrations are missing.
4. The following misprints have been corrected:
Comma added at end of verse line "the powder" (page 31) Period removed in sentence "three's, thus. one" (page 122) "hocky" corrected to "hockey" (page 139) "payments" corrected to "pavements" (page 145) "hankerchief" corrected to "handkerchief" (page 174) "Train" corrected to "Twain" (page 381) "Eoy" corrected to "Roy" (page 381) "Thomson-Seton" corrected to "Thompson-Seton" (page 382) "Fin" corrected to "Finn" (page 392) Missing page no. 204 added for "Feeding chickens" entry (page 401)
5. Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, and ligature usage have been retained.