Real Recorded Books Highlight Daily Life for Children
A survey of recent children literature notes new real stories about ordinary kids and their adventures. Featured works include tales of Sandy’s shoe quest, a Dutch family of ten, Farm life at Mr Mitty’s, and Mrs Weatherwax’s companion tales with vibrant illustrations.
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Richard Holberg
MITMR
SYRUP
N. Y
Doubleday
Jana
Mitty
Ostrander Murray
Sandy
New York
Dunlap
Macpherson
Ninke van
Philadelphia
Lippin
Holland
Hilbaum
Hilles
Zhenya
Oiselle Mis
Carol Ryrie Brink
Macmillan
Papa Moreau
Ty Calla
Alice
Ntrie
Lucinda
Edy
New Jersey
George
Animal stories for children delight all ages
A roundup of animal themed books for kids from four to twelve highlights DOG DAYS by Florence Wildman Trullinger with Doris Day photos, THE TAIL OF THE SORRY SORREL HORSE, LISTENING by Seredy, WINTERBOUND by Margery Bianco, A WORLD OF OUR OWN by Mary Graham Bonner, MONKEYS by Rose Fyleman, DORIS GRANDSON OF BALDY by Esther Birdsall Darling, and ADVENTURES IN MUDDLE PUDDLE illustrator team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wildman Trullinger
Doris Day
New York
Crowell
Nicki
Angus
Elizabeth Honness
Pelagie Doane
Nelson
James
Mary
Viking
Miss Seredy
Old
Hungary
Margery Bianco
Connecticut
Kate Seredy
Mary Graham Bonner
Dutton
Freddy
Betty
Rose Fyleman
Esther Birdsall Darling
Doris
Baldy
Philadelphia Penn
Boris
Siberia
Jacob Bates Abbott
William Kolliker
New Books Highlight Miracles Of Science And Nature For Young Readers
National Book Week feature surveys modern world titles for children. M Ilin's Turning Night Into Day traces light from bonfires to electric lamps and speculates on future heatless illumination. Frances Margaret Fox's Flowers and Their Travels follows global botanists on perilous journeys to beautify gardens. Idella Purnell's The Merry Frogs blends folklore with Mexican legends and lively illustrations.
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M. Ilin
N. Lapshin
Philadelphia
Lippincott
Tin
Beatrice Kinkead
Frances Margaret Fox
Indianapolis
Bobbs Merrill
EB. H. Wilson
Tibet
Idella Purnell
New York
Sutton House
Nadine Wenden
Katrinka Returns in New Book by Helen Haskell
Helen E. Haskell works on a new Katrinka book featuring Nadya Maria and a Russian ballet setting. The author hints the tale will be a make believe venture distinct from prior Katrinka stories and reflects childhood wonders.
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Helen E. Haskell
Katrinka
State Ballet School
Imperial Ballet School
Russia
Nadya Maria
Rumpeltistelskin
Ferdinand And His Mama Dinand Bull Feature
A juvenile bull named Ferdinand and his mother are showcased on this page as part of a livestock feature. The piece highlights the pair in a rural agricultural context with emphasis on the young animal's charm.
Charming Picture Books For The Smaller Child
The piece reviews new children’s picture books led by A B A of Babar and includes Willy Nilly Ferdinand Miss Carlotta Giant Otto Otto at Sea Otto at Sea and The Merry W s. It notes age ranges from three to eight, colorful illustrations, bilingual word lists, and entertaining plots about animals and a little mouse.
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Jean de Branhoff
New York
Random House
Babar
Merle Haas
Willy Nilly
Marjorie Flack
Macmillan
Antarctic
Miss Carlotta
Lionel Reid
R. Denison
Oxford University Press
Bobo Dee
Ferdinand
Munro Leaf
Robert Lawson
Viking
Spain
Otto
Otto Books Which Have Just Been Published. They Are Giant Otto
Foreign Legion
Dorothea F. Dobias
Casey
Grosset & Dunlap
Inky
Pinky
Charims
Gosset & Dunlap
Judy
Jane
Ellis Credle
Jeemes Henry
Nelson
North Carolina
Inez Hogan
Nicodemus
Dutton
Children Book Reviews Spotlight On Explorer and Animals
A review column surveys Carl Von Hoffman Jerry On Safari and several children titles. MOUSE by Helen Rivers is praised for its appeal and quiet persistence of a lone survivor. TRAFFIC by Lowndes Chrystie offers a detailed garage day with vivid photographs for curious young readers. AARD-VARK by Kunhardt mixes fairy tale wit with an updated radio vibe. Around the World with Santa Claus presents a modern Santa buying an airplane.
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Carl von Hoffman
Jerry
Safari
Africa
Helen
Alf Rivers
New York
Farrar & Rinehart
Jack Munro
Mr. Munro
Grace Floyd Hick
Marion S. Lowndes
Frances N. Chrystie
John J. Flaherty
Garden City
N. Y
Doubleday
Doran
Dorothy Kunhardt
Viking
Central Park Zoo
Green Pastures
Santa Claus
Ema George
Roberta Asselin
Los Angeles
Suttonhouse
Santa
Modern Fair and Fairy Tales for Young Readers
Childrens book notices highlight Elizabeth and Rodney in The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair with forest lesson. Also Old John by Martin Gregan and The Great Jug by Arthur Michael Raphel, plus The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay and Casey Joins the Circus by Dorothea F. Dobias.
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Ama
Elizabeth
Rodney
Upton Sinclair
Farrar & Rinehart
New York
J. O'H. Cosgraves
Old John
Martin Gregan
Macmillan
Old Treland
Bainin
Arthur Michael Raphel
Chiago
Reilly & Lee
Betty
Dickie
Santa Claus Jr
Pie Face
Clifford P. Benton
Norman Lindsay
Albert
Bill Barnacle
Sam Sawnoff
Puddin
Annual National Book Week Page Presented Here Today
The Enterprise presents its National Book Week page with reviews of new children's books suitable for ages from picture books to teen mystery and adventure. The slogan Books to Grow On guides observances at the Public Library and school libraries during November 15 to 21.
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Enterprise
Senoir High School
Hetty
John Mebane
Giant Otto the Otterhound described in two books
Otto the Otterhound, Giant Otto, is showcased with adventures in Giant Otto and Otto at Sea. The excerpt notes his enormous size, filling a ship during a sea crossing, illustrating the dog’s remarkable stature across the pages.
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Otto
Teeny Gay and the House Boat Tale Sparks Interest
Arkansas writer Charlie May Simon begins a new book about Teeny Gay and a family living on a house boat tied to a willow tree on a midwestern river. The piece notes Simon's previous works Robin on the Mountain and Lost Corner and mentions a reply from Stephen Vincent Benet's son about living on a house boat.
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Charlie May Simon
Arkansas
Teeny Gay
Stephen Vincent Benet
Mrs. Simon
Cleveland librarian teaches story telling at Columbia and Western Reserve
Effie Power, Cleveland Public Librarys leading children's librarian, spent the summer teaching Story-Telling in the School of Library Service at Columbia University. She plans a graduate course in advanced story-telling at Western Reserve University this winter and announces a new book Stories to Shorten the Road following Blue Caravan Tales released last year.
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Effie Power
Cleveland Public Library
School of Library Service
Columbia University
Miss Power
School of Library Science
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Mystery And Adventure In New Volumes
A review of recent boys and girls mystery and adventure books. Peter Whiffen follows a brave boy into shipwrecks and fires as he becomes Mr Ducket’s helper. Head Wind places Will Endicott in land based piracy and family business drama in Connecticut. The Secret of the Chestnut Tree is a 1854 era boarding school mystery featuring Angelina Taylor a Yankee at a southern mansion.
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Peter Whiffen
Enid L. Weadewcroft
New York
Crowell Co
Mr. Ducket
Peter
Beatrice H. Bennetts
Hawthorne Daniel
Macmillan
Connecticut Sea Coast
Will Endicott
Endicott
Will
Helen Hansell
iIndianapolis
Bobbs-Merrill
Angelina Taylor
Angelina
Answers to Questions on Reptiles and Amphibians
The Q and A cover sizes and weights of turtles snakes lizards and crocodilians. Smallest turtle about 2% inches long weighing around four ounces. Gavial possibly weighs 1500 pounds and is heaviest reptile. Regal Python up to 33 feet. Komodo Monitor about 850 pounds and may stand near ground level when walking.
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Circus
Marjorie Knight and Her Driftwood Magazine Role
Marjorie Knight, editor of Driftwood in Clinton Corners New York, summers there with two canaries and four potted plants. She edits a boys and girls magazine in New York and cut Mrs Roosevelt’s pre Christmas story for Driftwood last year drawing notice.
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Marjorie Knight
Clinton Corners
Dutchess County
New York
Miss Knight
Power's Bag O Tales Joins Storytelling Helpers
These with Miss Power's famous Bag O Tales prove invaluable working material for storytelling librarians and parents across the country.
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Miss Power
Wolfe to Speak at Raleigh Literary Meeting
Thomas Wolfe the novelist will speak at the annual meeting of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh on December 3 and 4. The event brings together authors scholars and readers for talks and readings.
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Raleigh
Thomas Wolfe
State Literary and Historical Association
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