This original and charming story is in some parts rather over the heads of children, and a few of the incidents seem gruesome to the compiler. For this reason it is better to read the book to the child, so that these portions may be omitted. LAGERLÖF, S.O.L. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Doubleday. 1.50 Selma Lagerlöf, the foremost writer of Swedish fiction, in response to a commission to prepare a reader for the public schools, devoted three years to nature study, and to seeking out hitherto unpublished folk-lore and legends of the different provinces. The result, of which we have as yet only the first volume, is this remarkable book. Bad cruel Nils is transformed into an elf, and on the back of a goosey-gander, Thumbietot, as he is now called, visits distant regions, and learns kindness to his animal brothers. LANG, ANDREW (Editor). The Red Fairy Book. Longmans. 2.00 In this volume, second in order of publication, less familiar fairy stories are given, including The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Kari Woodengown, and Mother Holle. MULOCK, D.M. (Mrs. D.M. (M.) CRAIK). (p. 83) °The Little Lame Prince. Heath. .30 The story of Prince Dolor of Nomansland who floated out of Hopeless Tower on the wonderful traveling cloak of Imagination. An allegorical tale teaching patience and true kingship. PRENTICE AND POWER. This beautiful wonder story, because of its pathos, should perhaps be withheld from a very sensitive child. NORTON, C.E. (Editor). Heart of Oak Books. Volume III. Fairy Tales, Ballads, and Poems. Heath. .40 These naturally serve as the gate of entrance into the wide open fields of literature, especially into those of poetry. Poetry is one of the most efficient means of education of the moral sentiment, as well as of the intelligence. It is the source of the best culture.--_Preface._ PAINE, A.B. *The Arkansaw Bear. Illustrated by Frank Verbeck. Altemus. 1.00 The altogether charmingly impossible story of the travels of a little boy and a bear who played the violin. "And they travelled on forever and they'll never, never sever, Bosephus and the fiddle and the old black bear." PYLE, HOWARD. (p. 84) The Wonder Clock. Illustrated by the Author. Harper. 2.00 Any undertaking of Mr. Pyle's is a guarantee of distinction in material, style, and production, and these four and twenty fairy tales, one for each hour of the day, are no exception. The illustrations are among the author's best, and Miss Katharine Pyle supplies charming little verses for the different hours.