OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Rathbun, Norma & Moulton, Doris
Outstanding Children's Books by NORMA RATHBUN & DORIS MOULTON TODAY'S books bring to children the whole world: yesterday—to-day; people—animals; religion—the rts—science; fantasy—sheer...
...The story of a little boy from the the he is a baby until he goes to school...
...The Rainbow Book of Bible Stories, by J. Harold Gwynne (World...
...2.75...
...The Step-By-Step Cookbook, by Julia Kien (Simon & Shuster...
...The real fun of companionship is told with humor and imagination...
...1.50...
...In the excite-ment of the adventure story, the light heartedness of fantasy, in the historic sale of man's development, the threads of men's relationships are ubtly woven...
...Peaceable Paints, by Leonard Weis-gard (Scribner...
...2.75...
...The nriching reading experiences pro-Spied by the combination of the tal-ents of children's editors and authors can provide a child with unlimited perspective...
...The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert De Jong (Harcourt...
...ABC of Cars and Trucks, by Ann Alex-der...
...For Holidays Plum Pudding for Christmas, by Virginia Kahl (Scribbner...
...2.75...
...The Enormous Egg, by Oliver Butter-worth (Little...
...A junior edition with emphasized concepts and simplified vocabulary...
...by Bruce Carter (Harper...
...A whimsical account of a clever fox who lived on George Washington's estate...
...2.50...
...The merriest, maddest circus in the world is the product of a little boy's imagination...
...Graphic pictures and swinging rhythm depict the men who made America...
...2.50...
...A retelling of more than 100 of the best loved Bible stories...
...50...
...fantasy—sheer non-gpse—realism...
...Books with a Spiritual Theme One in Royal David's City, by Kathleen Lines (Watts...
...Speed Six...
...2.75...
...How a little boy and an old man watch the trains together when the old man gets too old to leave his home...
...Adventures, colorful and fun, occur when there are no plums for the Christmas pudding...
...The struggle that forced King John to sign the great document that was a landmark for man's rights everywhere...
...The Tall One, by Gene Olson (Dodd...
...A Stone Age youth who lived on the strip of land that once joined Europe and Africa tries to warn his people of what is to come...
...3.95...
...Picture Books to Read and Share (Ages 6-10) Mr...
...The hatching and growth of a dinosaur in a chicken coop is told with satirical humor that adults and children will enjoy...
...A selection of the best known Christmas stories...
...What to see in a fine arts museum told in brief text and dramatic illustrations...
...West of Boston, by James Daugherty (Viking...
...Teenagers will enjoy this warm, courageous story of an orphan girl in postwar Germany who learns to live for others...
...Seuss (Random...
...2.50...
...2.75...
...Justice Holmes, by Clara Judson (Wilcox...
...Art and Creative Craft Treasures To See, by Leonard Weisgard (Harcourt...
...A beautifully illustrated book about the missing sign on Mr...
...Written with care, thought-fulness, and inspiration, such books do much to help develop understanding of other cultures as well as our own...
...A great designer shares a child's world in pictures and simple concepts...
...1} 1 Ran the Circus, by Dr...
...Familiar animals and ear-pleasing rhythms make this a satisfying book...
...Gay and exact tures of familiar and not so familiar Whiatle for the Train, by Golden ald (Doubledav...
...2.95...
...The Magna Carta, by James Daugherty (Random...
...In-Between Ages (Ages 9-12) Cinnabar the One O'Clock Pox, by Marguerite Henry (Rand...
...Sad Girl, lonely at school, discovers the understanding there can be between people...
...2.50...
...Life's the World We Live In, by Lincoln Barnett (Simon & Schuster...
...Older Boys and Girls (Ages 12 and up) Desert Dog, by Jim Kjelgaard (Holiday...
...Navaho Sister, by Evelyn Lampman (Doubleday...
...What is practical takes on new meaning in this story of a boy who would rather watch a sunset than brush out a chimney...
...Magic and fun when a leprechaun is brought in a teapot to a Maine village...
...3.50...
...Based on the visits to the African homes of one of the world's greatest men, Albert Schweitzer...
...Two young Americans search the Amazon jungles for the "frozen fire" of diamonds and Inca treasure...
...Cooking is fun with these recipes and how-to-do-it pictures...
...A courageous Chinese boy is swept away in a sampan in wartime and finds many friends...
...The O'Donnells, by Peggy Sullivan (Fol-lett...
...Noises and pictures of many fa-ther animals...
...Doubleday...
...The Fourth of July Story, by Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner...
...The Impractical Chimney Sweep, by Rosemary Sisson (Watts...
...2.75...
...As children read for pleasure, inderstanding grows with books such is this sampling of the year's sublications: VERY First Books Page 2-6) Big Little Davy, by Lois Lenski (Oxford...
...Castle on the Border, by Margot Benary-Isbert (Harcourt...
...One Is Good, by Louis Slobodkin (Vanguard...
...Old Favorites in New Dress The Silver Horn of Robin Hood, by Donald Cooke (Winston...
...Anatole, by Eve Titus (Whittlesey House...
...The artistic expression offers as much variety as the text...
...The locale ranges from Ireland to the Amazon, the periods from prehistoric to modern times, the people from Oriental to American Indian...
...Lion's inn and a wonderful sign painter...
...2.50...
...The five favorites of the picture book age make a wonderful book to read aloud...
...Nonsense Book, by Edward Lear (Garden City...
...The Magic Christmas Tree, by Lee Kingman (Farrar...
...Churchmouse Stories, by Margot Austin (Dutton...
...A warm, friendly day by day story of an Irish family in the early 1900's...
...Roar and More, by Karla Kuskin (Har...
...4.95...
...2.95...
...The Golden Book of Christmas Legends, by James Lewicki (Simon & Schuster...
...Detailed but simple directions on how to make three dimensional forms in clay, wood, and wire...
...Children's books have no boundaries...
...3.50...
...A picture book of oriental splendor of one of the favorite Arabian Nights stories...
...2.50...
...Imagination and humor are much in evidence beginning with the pic-ture book...
...2.50...
...2.95...
...S2.50...
...2.75...
...2.50...
...Clay, Wood and Wire, by Harvey Weiss (Scott...
...The Flying Carpet, by Marcia Brown (Scribner...
...Inspiring biographies of people such as Justice Holmes and Albert Schweitzer emphasize moral as well as physical courage...
...Illustrations represent both the realistic and more subtle types of art, beautifully reproduced—pictures that can be looked at again and again with growing appreciation...
...sports—hobbies...
...2.50...
...1.50...
...A beautifully illustrated book of the first Christmas...
...This affords a real opportunity for adult and child to share a chuckle or two, an experience which can only draw them closer together even though each may laugh for different reasons...
...All Men Are Brothers, by Charlie Simon (Dutton...
...A French mouse makes tasting cheese his social responsibility...
...2.95...
...A thrilling story of the dangerous race at Le Mans, France...
...And the Waters Prevailed, by D. Bar-ringer (Dutton...
...3.50...
...The Owl and the Pussy Cat and other famous verses illustrated by Tony Palazzo...
...A race-track trained greyhound escapes to the desert, and survives by his speed and wits...
...A biography which proves the importance of law in our way of life...
...If the tree really had been magic it could not have brought more happiness...
...Caboose on the Roof, by James S. Ayars (Abelard...
...2.50...
...The Enchanted School House, by Ruth Sawyer (Viking...
...4.95...
...Why this day is important, simply and dramatically told...
...There is good characterization in this story of two boys who overcome their handicaps to lead their team to a state championship...
...I Know a Lot of Things, by Ann Rand (Harcourt $2.75...
...The age old story told in dramatic novel form...
...Frozen Fire, by Armstrong Sperry (Doubleday...
Vol. 20 • December 1956 • No. 12
