=39. The Third Standard.= By C. M. YONGE. (Walter Smith) 3_d._ The consequences of children copying each other’s marks in school. =40. Wolf.= By C. M. YONGE. (Walter Smith) 3_d._ Adventures of a set of Christmas carollers. =41. The Wood Cart and other Tales.= By F. M. PEARD. (Walter Smith) 2_s._ Excellent tales of peasant life in France which delight English children. =42. The Old Garden Door.= (Walter Smith) 2_d._ A little girl who gets into a scrape by aiding in surreptitious transactions between a hawker and some boarding-school young ladies. The children left at home to the care of a young elder are things of the past, but the child nature is true in all times. =43. Uncle Henry’s Present.= (Walter Smith) 2_d._ A droll lesson on curiosity. =44. The White Satin Shoes.= (Walter Smith) 2_d._ Equally telling on vanity. =45. Cheap Jack.= By C. M. YONGE. (Walter Smith) 3_d._ Adventures of some beads ill obtained. =46. Mary and Florence.= By A. FRASER TYTLER. (Hatchards) 3_s._ 6_d._ This is an unfailing favourite, a children’s classic of fifty years’ standing. =47. The Star in the Dustheap.= By the Hon. MRS. GREENE. (Warne) 3_s._ 6_d._ Very touching. =48. Froggy’s Little Brother.= By BRENDA. (Shaw) 6_d._ or 3_s._ 6_d._ A touching tale of street Arabs. Interest in it seems to be uncertain among children—one class has liked it, another virtually hissed it by inattention. =49. Little Meg’s Children.= By HESBA STRETTON. (R.T.S.) 1_s._ 6_d._ More powerful than ‘Froggie.’ Also of London children in a garret, where the faithful little elder sister struggles to take care of the little ones till her father’s return from a voyage. This is as fit for mothers as for children. There are multitudes more of these street Arab tales, most of them written from fancy. It is possible to have too many of them, so only the names of these two best are given here. =50. The City Violet.= By C. WINCHESTER. (Seeley) 5_s._ There are violent improbabilities here, but children like the book, and listen to it eagerly. The lesson of Christian love is taught by an old bedridden woman to various classes of children, among whom are some of the circus children, who have such a fascination for young readers. =51. Little Lives and a Great Love.= By FLORENCE WILFORD. (Masters) 2_s._ 6_d._ Four tales designed to illustrate the text, ‘The love of Christ constraineth us,’ in a scale gradually ascending. Of the four, only the first is historical. =52. Helpful Sam.= (Griffith, Farran, & Co.) 6_d._ A very real and quaint young chimney sweep. =53. The Beautiful Face.= By Mrs. MITCHELL. (Masters) 4_s._ 6_d._ A veritable child’s romance, not attempting to be historical, but graceful, tender, and bright enough to delight children. =54. Dandy=. (S.P.C.K.) 6_d._ A pleasant story of a lost dog. =55. Ben Sylvester’s Word.= By C. M. YONGE. (Walter Smith) 3_d._ or 1_s._ The value of truth in a witness. The murder in this has secured its popularity.