[Transcriber's Note: Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs=, underlined text is wrapped in ~tildes~ and italic text is surrounded by _underscores_.] For all boys and girls who love to help things grow. Jane Eayre Fryer [Illustration: A GARDEN WHICH MARY FRANCES AND BILLY PLANTED] [Illustration: The Mary Frances Garden Book or Adventures Among the Garden People by Jane Eayre Fryer with Illustrations by William F. Zwirner The John C. Winston Company Philadelphia ] CAUTION The entire contents of this book are protected by the stringent new copyright law, and all persons are warned not to attempt to reproduce the text, in whole or in part, or any of the illustrations. Copyright, 1916, by JANE EAYRE FRYER BY THE SAME AUTHOR THE MARY FRANCES COOK BOOK ——OR—— ADVENTURES AMONG THE KITCHEN PEOPLE The Mary Frances Cook Book is the exceptionally clever and fascinating story of a little girl who wanted to learn to help her mother. Only it is much more than a story. It tells in story form how Mary Frances learned to cook. She wants to know what all the kitchen pots and pans are for, so she asks them. And they tell her—the pots and pans talk. The book gives recipes in the simplest, plainest words. It describes every operation clearly—just what Mary Frances did, and how she learned to avoid mistakes. The book stimulates the imagination and creates a desire to follow Mary Frances’ example. 8vo. Cloth, 170 pages. Over 200 colored illustrations by Margaret G. Hayes and Jane Allen Boyer. =PRICE, $1.20 NET.= THE MARY FRANCES SEWING BOOK ——OR—— ADVENTURES AMONG THE THIMBLE PEOPLE It tells, in as quaint and delightful a story as ever appealed to a child’s imagination, how the fairy Thimble People teach Mary Frances to sew. It teaches the reader how to sew—how to make every variety of garment—how to make the various stitches—how to use patterns—how to fold and cut the material—how to piece it together. The book includes a complete set of patterns for doll-clothes—undergarments—street clothes—coats—hats—even a wedding dress. Illustrated with 300 colored drawings that for interest and instruction are absolutely inimitable. 320 pages. 8vo. Cloth bound, with colored inlay on front. Colored illustrations by Jane Allen Boyer on every page. =PRICE, $1.50 NET.= THE MARY FRANCES HOUSEKEEPER ——OR—— ADVENTURES AMONG THE DOLL PEOPLE