There are few books for children which we can recommend so thoroughly and so heartily as hers. And as one of our wise men has told us that "there is a want of principle in making amusements for children dear," Messrs. Roberts Brothers deserve thanks for giving us these volumes in a form at once so tasteful and so inexpensive. _Sold everywhere. Mailed, postpaid, by the Publishers,_ ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. Transcriber's Notes: Page numbering in the original goes from 39 to 39^1 through to 39^{14} before recommencing the sequence from 40. Variations in hyphenation have been retained as they appear in the original publication. Changes to the original have been made as follows: Title Page Comma changed to fullstop at the end of the line _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_. Page 19 polked to their hearts' content _changed to_ polkaed to their hearts' content Page 39^{12} Quotation mark removed from the end of the line down and kisses her! Page 48 Single quotation mark replaced by double before "The star, the manger, and the Child!" Page 60 Quotation mark added at the end of the court, the camp, and the Argus office." Page 72 Quotation mark added at the end of What fun!" Page 79 Quotation mark added before "Can't you behave Page 84 haled Bridget up five flights of stairs _changed to_ hauled Bridget up five flights of stairs Page 98 docter says, maybe a shade _changed to_ doctor says, maybe a shade Page 158 three or four regiments, thirteeen _changed to_ three or four regiments, thirteen Page 208 words of their langauge _changed to_ words of their language Page 225 And Mr. Sydner agreed with _changed to_ And Mr. Snyder agreed with In the promotional pages at the end of the book: A $ sign has been added to 670 pages. Price $1.75. A fullstop has been added after the initial G in A NURSERY RHYME BOOK. By CHRISTINA G. A fullstop has been added after of the Apostle of the Gentiles. End of Project Gutenberg's Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, by Edward E. Hale