By Opie Read A significant figure in American letters is Opie Read--the "Dean of American Humorists," whose "Starbucks," "The Jucklins," etc., hold an enviable place in the affections of readers. The New Mr. Howerson will gain him new friends and confirm the old ones. It has all his mastery of style, his mellow humor, his rich philosophy, his fertile imagination. It is Opie Read at his mature best, revealing a personality and a power that makes his new book a masterly piece of writing. It is the story of a big man and a little boy, of a rich man and a poor failure, of a lovely woman and a miserable rebel against society--it is life, recorded by a humorous observer whose analysis is all the keener for its kindliness. _12mo; 460 pages; $1.35 net._ For a Lift on the Road to Happiness _read_ Nancy the Joyous A Novel of pure Delight Little Wizard Stories of Oz By L. Frank Baum Oz in miniature, with all the charm of the big Oz Books. Here are six short stories, each just right bedtime length. Entertaining, jolly--a dozen readings will not exhaust the child's interest. An assured success as a popular-price 208-page twelvemo. _With 36 full-page and 6 double-page pictures in full color by John R. Neill. Pictorial jacket and cover inlay in four colors._ _60 cents._ The Mother Goose Parade By Anita de Campi A big book, 11×17½ inches, 160 pages, with features of hand and mind and eye entertainment without limit for youngsters. The Mother Goose jingles pictured in gay colors, with key drawings for painting in. May be used as cut-outs to form a nursery border or decorative frieze. A money's-worth child book whose merchandise value has a strong appeal to grown-ups. _Illuminated boards._ $1.50. Tik-Tok of Oz By L. Frank Baum Setting the pace as well as the fashion in illustrated juveniles, the new Oz Book, Tik-Tok of Oz, carries out the Oz tradition--each book better than the last. True, it has many of the old characters--all the old favorites--but at least a half-dozen delightfully new ones are there to take the hearts of the children by storm. The success of the Oz Books has been phenomenal--the new one makes the reason clear. _Illustrations by John R. Neill. 46 full-page pictures, 12 in full color. Special decorations, chapter headings, tailpieces--a picture book of high order._ $1.25. Publishers Reilly & Britton Chicago Transcriber's Notes