It has, however, been thought better not to enter upon the tracts and sermons, such as a parish priest or district visitor would give for private use or specific purpose, as they are devotional, and scarcely to be spread broad-cast by the Library. Every librarian must cater for his own clients according to their tastes and needs. No doubt much is here left out that will be found useful in some places, but the attempt has been made to offer suggestions, and to collect, from various quarters, names that may serve to assist in the selection of books for the various needs of a parish. [Illustration] [Illustration] LITTLE ONES. The books in the following list are what have been read to children from five or six to eight years old and proved to be interesting to them. Their eyes and attention soon show whether the book is liked. And, though it may hardly be believed, it is more difficult to write a story suited to them than to any other class, since it must be perfectly easy and simple, and yet have some interest in it, such as they can understand. Stories that are in fact a study of children with peculiar ways and odd sayings are of no use. The tale must take the child’s point of view, yet without obviously writing _down_ to its level, and any moral must be pointed as tersely and briefly as possible. Unluckily several of those I have found most successful have gone out of print—namely, ‘The White Kitten,’ and ‘Out in the Dark,’ in early packets of the books Mr. Burns used to publish, and ‘Little Lucy’ and ‘A Tale of a Tail’ (S.P.C.K.). I have looked over multitudes of tiny books, but only a few have the special charm that will keep a whole class devouring the reader with their eyes, and be welcomed even if read over and over again. I have not here mentioned Mrs. Ewing’s beautiful series of verse-books for children, with their charming illustrations, because they are really studies of childhood, and more fit for the drawing-room than the cottage or school. The same may be said of the very pretty Everyday Fables, the letterpress of which is quite beyond little children. The best thing for the youngest class of four, five, or six years old, is the ‘Child’s own Picture Paper’ (Dean), Aunt Louisa’s books (Warne), and the ‘Child’s Illustrated Scripture History’ (S.P.C.K.), 4 parts, price 1_s._ each. Or, if the class be too large for showing them pictures in a book, detached ones on an easel are useful. One or two sacred ones, well explained, are enough, and a few secular ones may follow. Let me hint that undraped figures, shown to poor children, are undesirable, and that if there is a mistake in the accessories, by some fatality, they are sure to admire it. Cassell’s ‘Little Pet’s Posy,’ 1_s._ 6_d._, or ‘Little Chimes,’ 1_s._ 6_d._, will give amusing bits to read to the