J. Horace Lytle. The Story of Jack: A Tale of the North. Dayton, O., Miami publishing co., 1917.
The Jack of the story is a terrier, but today’s book is in honour of my Jack, who is having a birthday today. Jack is a leap year baby, so this is only the fourth official birthday he’s ever had. In reality, my baby is twelve today and I don’t know where the years have gone. I haven’t had a chance to read the story yet, but the book is delightfully illustrated.
John Trevena. Heather. New York, Moffat, Yard and Company, 1909.
Happy Birthday, Heather. This one is just for you.
Alden Arthur Knipe. The Captain of the Eleven. New York, London, Harper & Brothers, 1910.
Margaret Warner Morley, The Renewal of Life, How and When to Tell the Story to the Young, Chicago, A.C. McClurg & co., 1906.
This book notes in its introduction that any child old enough to ask a question is old enough to know the answer, the real answer, which I find enlightened for the period. Ms. Morley notes that parents only do their children harm by withholding truthful information and that it is best to give geared to age responses that the parent may elaborate on as the child matures.
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Thornton W. Burgess. The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel. Illustrations by Harrison Cady. Boston, Little, Brown, 1920.
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Various Authors. The Birthday Party and Other Stories, A Book for Girls. Boston, T. B. Noonan, 1885.
February is my busy month for birthdays. Today’s birthday belongs to my friend Janet with whom I travelled to Mexico. Today is also the day she closes the sale of her house here. Double congratulations, Janet, dinner’s on me tonight, kiddo. Oh wait, you’re older than me again. Ahem, dinner’s on me tonight, Grandma.
Ethel Cook Eliot. The Little House in the Fairy Wood. Illustrations by Mabel Hatt. New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1918.
This is another short children’s storybook with delightful artwork. There are only 3 colour illustrations in the book, but I’ve included them below the fold. I love the picture of the fairies dancing. They look so free and full of joy. I hope you enjoy this book as well. [Read more…]
Allen Chaffee. Trail and Tree Top. Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley company, 1920.
Jeanne Schultz. Madeleine’s Rescue. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1894.
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Frank M. Chapman. Bird Studies with a Camera. New York, D. Appleton, 1903.
An interesting tome from the days before easily portable cameras were available.
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Mary Ellen Chase. His Birthday. Boston, Pilgrim Press, 1915.
It is Mr. V’s birthday today and I am far away from home, so I am sending this post to him with love. Happy Birthday, Darling. I miss you and wish you were here.
