Stories about animals. A companion book to “Little Mr. Thimblefinger.” 8 to 10. MOUNTAIN-LAND. By Robert W. Chambers. Adventures in the wild woods with animal friends. 6 to 8. OLD ROUGH THE MISER. By Lily F. Wesselhoeft. The lively story of an old water rat. 7 to 9. “OZ” BOOKS, THE. By L. Frank Baum. 7 to 10. WIZARD OF OZ, THE. Dorothy, the heroine, lived with her uncle and aunt on a farm in Kansas. One day a cyclone carried the house, with Dorothy and the dog Toto in it, many miles away to the land of Oz. They alight on the wicked witch of the East, killing her. The Munchkins, the Scarecrow, The Great Oz, etc., are introduced, and Dorothy’s adventures are in full swing. MARVELLOUS LAND OF OZ, THE. Tells about the adventures of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Animated Saw-Horse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, the Gump, etc. OZMA OF OZ. Tells more about Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and introduces Tiktok, The Yellow Hen, The Nome King, and The Hungry Tiger. DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ. Dorothy and a little boy companion, Zeb, and Jim, the Cab Horse, are swallowed up in an earthquake, and reach a strange vegetable land, whence, by the aid of the Wizard of Oz, they escape to the Land of Oz. The new characters are Eureka, Dorothy’s pink kitten, and The Nine Tiny Piglets. ROAD TO OZ, THE. This book tells how to reach the Magic City of Oz over a road leading through lands of many colors, peopled with odd characters. EMERALD CITY OF OZ, THE. The last of the “Oz” books, in which all of the old and some new characters are assembled. POLLY AND DOLLY. By Mary Frances Blaisdell. Pleasant short stories for young children. 5 to 7. SANTA CLAUS ON A LARK. By Washington Gladden. A good collection of Christmas stories. 8 to 10. SHORT STORIES FOR SHORT PEOPLE. By Alicia Aspinwall. A good collection of humorous stories. 6 to 10. SPARROW THE TRAMP. By Lily F. Wesselhoeft. A fable for children. 7 to 9. STORY OF AARON, THE. By Joel Chandler Harris. The story of an Arab slave, in the telling of which animals figure prominently. 8 to 10. WHY THE CHIMES RANG; AND OTHER STORIES. By Raymond Macdonald Alden. A very successful collection of modern fairy tales. The story “Why the Chimes Rang” is especially good. 6 to 10. WILDERNESS BABIES. By Julia A. Schwartz. Contains a careful description of the young of sixteen mammals, ranging from the whale and the buffalo to the squirrel and the bat. 8 to 10. _For Boys and Girls Ten to Twelve_ BIMBI STORIES. By Louisa de la Ramée (“Ouida”). Contents: “The Nürnberg Stove”; “The Ambitious Rose Tree”; “Lampblack”; “The Child of Urbino”; “Findelkind.” BIRDS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE. By Kate Douglas Wiggin.