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November 23. 1~ WILMETTE LIFE ,Children$. Librarian .Sponsors Interesting Book Reviews Volunteer Comment on Volumes Taken Ft·om Library Shelves The Best Short Stories .... ..... . Alllson I like this book because it had a story of King Midas~ It was about a king that had so much gold and silver that he didn't know what 'to do. And every time he would touch anything it would turn to gold. One morning when his daughter came down to breakfast King Midas went to kiss his daughter and she The Story of Little Jane and Me .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blatchford turned to gold.-Ralph Meginness, Logan This book Is about two little sisters. School They loved each other very much and they have many thrilling adventures.The Princess on the Glass Hlll and Other Stories . . . . . . . . Andrew Lang Virginta Fiske, Logan School I like this story because It told bow . brave the oldest son was. And how he Tommy Tucker on a Plantatlon-Leacl\ Dorothy Lyman Leach is a very good got the princess on tqe glass hlJI. And got half of the king's kingdom.-Helen story writer I think because I liked the book very well. I learned some things Hanson, Logan School about history and many other nice Jane Blrong, St. Joseph's Stories of Brave Dogs .......... Carter things.-Mary l liked this book because it was about School brave dogs. But the one I liked best was about a dog named Peter Spotes, Trains, Tracks, and Travel .. Van Metre I read a very good book and Its name· the fireman. One day when the gong rang he ran to the fire, rushed through is "Train, Tracks, and Travel," I like the door and came out with a baby on it very much. The most Interesting part his shoulders and he got a badge.- I think is where the train is going at a good rate and picks up the water from Bllly Wade, Logan School the water trough. The trough Is In the Pennie .... ·. . Bertha B. and Ernest Cobb middle of the track and when they come I like this book because it is funny. to It the engine pushes a Itttle lever and This book is about a little girl 7 years a scoop goes down. This saves time for old. Her name is Pennie. She does a fast ftier.-E(lg~r Goelz, St. Joseph's many interesting thing:;. One thing she School does is that she is nurse for her Uncle Tucker. I want to tell you it Is a very Twenty Thousand Leagues Under interesting book. Kate McConnohie, the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verne Logan School The name of my book is "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." I Sure Pop and the Safety Scout~ . . Bailey like the book because I learned many I like this book because it tells how things. It Is about a submarine excurto keep from harm. And it also tells sion under the sea. I learned about where to cross the streets.-Gerald many fishes and sharks. I hope some Spinner, Logan School day to be an experienced fisherman ..:_ Gilbert Hoffman, St. Joseph's school No School Tomorrow .. Margaret Ashmun This story's about two nice little girls. Little House on the Desert ...... Hooker One had straight hair and the other had This was about a crippled girl. Her curls. They made pancakes one rainy pets were Nugget, the canary, Yappy, a day and went to a mill party and played. prairie dog, and chickens and toads. The -Jerrine Fromm, Logan School part of the story I liked best was when a doctor said he would cure her.-DorThe Sand Man, More Farm Stories .. othy Borre, St. Joseph's school .......... William J. Hopkins All of these stories begin with, once The Little Lame Prince .......... Mulock upon a time there was a farm house and The Little Lame Prince is the book I it was painted white, and had green read. I liked it because it is sad. It blinds ; and it stood not far from the tells how the prince became lame and road, that Is how all stories begin in tells what his godmother did for him this book.-Margaret Sorsen, Logan when he was up in the tower. It tells School how he became a king. The author is Mulock. Margaret Backstrom, St. The Story of a Donkey .. Charles },, Dole Joseph's school I liked this book because It told about a donkey. IP this book I read about a GRADE t boy named ~ orman. One day Norman Helen's Babies .............. Habberton was riding on the donkey right on the I enjoyed Helen's Babies very much. edge of a ditch. The donkey gave a Budge and Toddle got into so much miskick and he fell off. The next day he chief. They both talked very amusingwas sick.-Frances Bebas, Logan School ly. It was especially Interesting when their "Ocken Harry," as they called him, Little Stories of England ...... Dutton got engaged. The children's mother was I like this story because it is of great very pleased to think they had taken men of long ago, and their old deeds on part in it.-Dorls Small, Howard 6B ocean and land.-Alfred Anderson, Logan Forward Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Babour School · I think Forward Pass is interesting The Puritan Twins ..... . ...... Perkins because It tells of a boy who went away to school and learned his lesson. He This book was about two little children, It told about the little boys ad- thought he could play football better venture to the ~ea. Then it told of the than the veterans of last year. He soott mother and father going to Plymouth found out he was weary, but admitted it. and the Indians that tried to steal the He went to work with the coach and children but the children were saved after worked out a play that beat Yardly all. The chlldren were both 12 years Hall's old rival, Broadwood. Then · it soon became evident that Arnold would old.-Virginia Olson, L~gan School beat out the veterans of last year. Then, The Japanese Twins . . .. . . . ... Perkins to top it off, he received the forward pass I like this .book very much. It tells that beat Broadwood.-George Greeb, about a Japanese boy and girl. Their Howard 6B names were Take and Taro. They had a baby brother named Bot-chan. I am A Tenderfoot with Peary . George Barup I liked this book because a boy wrote sure they loved him dearly, It told about their birthdays and how they celebrated it telling about his trip with Peary to them. I like the book very much.- the North Pole. They get into trouble with the Eskimos and have a bad fight. Frances Rapp, Logan School MacMillan, whom they call "Mac," got The Story of a Donkey . Charles Welsh a bullet in his shoulder while he was This book was about a very comical asleep. The Roosevelt grazed an ice-· donkey. It told of all of his adventures. berg, which was also very exciting.· The chapter that was about the fair is Billy Kerr, Howard 6B the one chapter that I liked the best. An Old Fashion Girl .. .. Louisa M. Alcott The one about him at the fair is when I Uked the Old Fashion Girl very his master went away and he ate up all of her cabbages.-Virginia Olson, Logan much because It teaches a lesson. It was about an old-fashioned girl who was School visiting some friends who were rich, and Just So Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Kipltng they lost all their money and had to It Is a book that tells the funny no- move to a small house without any tions of the animals and how they get servants, and they had to work for themdifferent parts to their bodies.-Allan selves. But .the story ends very happily, -Eleanor Beecher, Howard 6B Stahl, Logan School The Story of the Golden Fleece ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Lang I like this book because lt is about adventure. It Is about a king who gets married. Then they have two children.' Then another fairy ·cast a spell on the king and the wicked fairy and the king get married. Then at the end the two children of the king . die and they had a lamb with golden wool and the children hung the fleece of the lamb on a tree and it Is guarded by a dragon. Then another army of men steal the fleece.V.lrglnla rtske, Logan School Girls of Gardenville ... . ..... ... Rankin I have enJOled this book very much because I have never read a book like it. It Is about sixteen girls who made up a club called the "Sweet Sisters." Every chapter is about one of the sixteen girls and the things that happen to her. They were very busy girls and were always doing kind deeds for other people.-Vtrglnia Green, Howard 6B family together and In the end marrlll the boy Jack.-Betty· Shanahan, Howad school. How Sara SaYed the Day·.... ....... . .................... Elsie Singma&W This book Is about a Pennsylvania drl that protected her orphaned slsten aDI brother. I llke this book very much because lt bas exciting points. When YCMI are reading this book lt is very hard to GRADE 7 leave oft because it has exciting point& Arcturtus Adventure ..... . Wtlllam Beebe ·It Is so tnterestlng.-Marjorle Elsie TaJ'A story of adventure, which tells how lor, Howard school. the naturalist, William Beebe, went to Rtudy animal life in the ocean and on the Lucky Sixpence .................. KDIIe GalSJl<>gos Islands.-Vlvlan Lois Grigsby, "Lucky Sixpence" is about a girl lweiStolp school. years old who went aci'088 the oeea11 from .England to America. She Ia Vei'J' Lost Indian Magic .............. . ... Moon brave when captured by the Engllah but · The story of an Indian boy and some ftnds her way out. I think eve17 oae powerful magic that ls lost. The boy would enjoy this book.-Myrtle KoU. has many adventures trying to recover lt. Howard school. -Bllly Katz, Stolp school. Four Little Peppers Midway ....... . Gold Seeking on the Dalton Trail .................... Margaret SldDeJ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson I like this book because It Is a sto17 This ls a nice story of the rugged hills . of a girl who was good and klnd aDI of Alaska and how to dig and pan gold. true, This girl's name was Polly. I It also tells of how outdoor life helps think a good example is when they were to keep the body In good condition. The all hurt in a ratlroad accident, all the author tens the story in such a way that rest wanted her to go home with them. the opposite of what one expects is al- but she wanted to stay with all the people ways happening.-Aifred Stordeur, St. who were hurt and watch and help thela Joseph's school. get strong and weU.-Jane A. Weber, Howard school. A Little Maid of Bunker HUls .. .. Curtis I like this book. The part I like best Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm . .... .. . is where Millicent Austin plays a drum . . . . .. .... . ... . . Kate Douglas Wiggins so the soldiers may know that a war I liked this book because lt told of has started between England and Boston a girl · with a step aunt. It showed llhe and the country around there. I admire was not treated like a mother woul4 her for her braver~ in gol'ng to Boston treat her. They had two stairways, oae and telling the truth to General Gage In toward the back of the house, the other order to save a soldier's honor.-Margaret leading upstairs in the front. She wu Hoffman, St. Joseph's school. forbidden to come down the stalra ln the front of the house. One time she weat The Flamingo Feather .. .. . . . .... . .. . down them because she forgot. Comhte This book is so exciting that you can't down she dropped her handkerchief, not leave it. It takes your thoughts to the knowing it. Her aunt found lt aal New World of one hundred years ago, and scolded' her severely.-Lols SandbeJ'Ir, teaches you many things which are Howard school. needed In history. It tells about the early Spaniards who tried to organize When Wilderness Was King ....... . colonies in the New World, and their ....................... Russell Parn.h war with the French, about the lives of This book is about a young man wbo the early Indians and their ~ruel deeds, Is sent by hifl parents to Fort Dearborn and about the adventures of a very young to find a girl whose name was E1a French boy.-Geraldine Hoffman, St. Matherson. daughter of old Colonel Ropr Joseph's school. Matherson, an old friend of the famu,.. He falls In with a French band and a Katrinka ...... . ................. Haskell lot of soldiers. There are a lot of fight. This book tells of a little girl whose and there is a lot of treachery throuch father and mother were taken from her. the story and it is full of adventure. That Katrinka was a beautiful and placid is why I like this book.-Allen Roth, girl. I think this book is very good and Howard school. very interesting for a youngt girl to read. -Frances Hotrman, St. Joseph's school. The Tartar Princess. A girl riding down the mountain side! Star, the Indian Pony ............ Hooker She falls down a clitr and Is knocked I like stories about Indians and horses unconscious. A man comes and plcb and ·this book tells about both. It is her up and then somethln&· happe& quite sad in some parts but it is mostly If you want to find out what that someexciting, for the horse has many races thing is, get the book in the Wilmette for his own life, and for the life of his Public library. The excitement caused owners whom he loves.-Pauline Krause, me to like the book.-Genevieve Birlauf, St. Joseph's school. Howard school. Chico, the Circus Cherub . .. . ... . ..... . . . . . ........ . . .. . .. . . . Stella May Burke I like "The Circus Cherub" because It tells In a very interesting way all that Chico did from the moment he was born 'till he was five. Mimi, his mother, and Rico, his father, left him with Tony, the popcorn man, so they could see him when on the trapeze. ·When Jumjo, the clown, sprained his ankle and broke his wrist, he could not act, so he told Chico to put on his shoes and walk around the ring and his piggy came running after him for his bottle which Chico had.-Gertrude Goelz, St. Joseph's school. Boy's Book of Airmen ............ Crump "Boy's Book of Airmen" . Is aboat famous flyers. It tells more about oceaa flyers than the newspapers have tol4 in the last year or two. You will hear more about the flyer's characteriaUcs and a man who was killed before the,. had a chance to hop the ocean. It'· really a slight autobiography of ma.llJ' famous flyers which maybe you or I have never heard of before.-Harrison Ston,., Howard school. · The Puritan Twins . Lucy Fitch Perkins It is a story how the Puritan children Jived. The twins' !lames are Nancy and and Dan. And they have a colored boy slave named Zep. Thel' are all 12 years old. They also have a dog named Nimrod. It Is ver~r exciting.-A11an Stahl, Logan School The Golden Porch W. H. L. Hutchinson The Golden Porch I liked especially well for the reason ·of the gods and goddesses. The story of the "Heavenly Twins" I 111ted best. The gods were always performing good deeds. The book makes you think you were a god or goddess.-Dorothy Johnson, ·Howard 6B Penrod ......... .. ...... Booth Tarkln«toa Penrod is a freckled face boy, twelve years of age. His life ls all about adFive Little Peppers and How They ventures and misadventures. Any ~ Grew ... ... . . . . .... Margaret ~idney who likes adventures would like Penrod. -Donald Rahn, Howard school. This story is about a girl named Polly. She is a very good example for other girls because she is kind to her sister Richard Carvel ...... Winston ChurcbhUI The book, "Richard Carvel," was laand brothus. She is always cheerful and willing to help her mother. I am terestlng to me because there was somesure other girls will enjoy this book as thing exciting happening all the time. much as I have.-Margaret Wedell, How- Everyone who was in the story, bad something interesting to do, and bad an ard school. interesting part ~o play.-Geraldlne Heidi ... .. . . . ... ........ Johanna Spyri Sprague, Howard school. This book was interesting to me because it shows home life on the Alps. Heidi ....... . . .... ...... . Johanna Spyri I was very much interested lu tbe It told about Heidi, a loveable Iitle girl, and how she went to stay with Clara book "Heidi." The part I liked best waa who lived in the city. She soon grew when Heidi read the Bible to her old, homesick, however, and she used to cry blind grandmother. Peter, Ht~ldi' cJ box herself to sleep at night. She was over- friend, could not read so lleidS tried tD joyed when she and Clara both returned teach him. I think you will be interested to the mountains, to Grandfather, Grand- in this book.-Rudolph Kaspar, Howard ma, Peter, and the goat.-Entd Hender- school. son.. Howard school. The Cratchlts' Christmas Dinner . . . . An Old Fashioned Girl .. Louisa M. Alcott ... .. .. ............. Charles Dickena I enjoyed this book very much because I like this book because It ' showa; the it showed how Polly, the country girl, kindness Martha had toward the PQOI' made herself liked by all who knew her. children. I like the part wherP all tbe Her girl friend's brother, Jack, was quite children are practicing to go to Martha'· critical of girls but he grew quite fond Christmas dinner and when they eula of Polly. She helps bring her city friend's (Continued on Page 24)