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38 WILMETTE LIFE November . 12, 1926 Children Play at Game of Book Reviews f M T bb Stor\k u s b t M T bb "I 1 e t 1s story a ou rs. u s because it tells about animals and it is f " ]a11c Ive . s gra(le 3 very unny. ' ' Central school. National Child Book week, observed M 0111· t 1 1e G oat B oy · · · · · · · · · · · · S pyn· November 7-13 in the Children's de"I liked the book because the boy partment of the Wilmette Public Li- told the truth." -Edv;;ard Hoffman, brary in the schools of the village, grade 3, Howard school. makes and Pecul1 .arlv appropriate the ac- IX L't J 1 t 1e D uc kl'mgs ...... · · · · Pyle companying list of annotations made "I liked the book because it was by children in the public and parochial about ducks on a farm and horses and h I f W 'l mette m · t h e c Iasses f rom pigs and chickens." -Stuart E sc oo s o 1 'dmon d s, the second to . the eighth grade, in- grade 3 Howard schooL elusive. This ent.erprise wa.s ·When Mother Lets Us Sew . . . . . . . . the Miss ............ ' .. Mrs. Ralston Bnght, at the WJI"I ll'ke tlte book because it tells me tt P cht~dr~n bl I1b s hbranan h 0 h d tl me e u Ic . rary, w a le .com- how to stitch and sew and to make Venture Indicates What Books Grade Pupils Lik e B est h~s. s· un~er ~uper~tSI?n o~ con~~cted Wmlfr~d 0 ······· plet.e co-operation of the teachers m the vartous schools. Books indicated in the annotations are taken from the shelves of the Chitdren's library. Children in the seventh and eighth grades of St. Joseph's school were unable to present annotations because of the fact that they did not receive their books in time for review Miss Bright states. · ' Annotations by grades follow: 10 th. , -Jane Fuller grade 3 c ~s. ' ' St. Josephs school. Hiawatha Primer · · · · · · · · ~olebrook "I like my book because It tells all about In~ians an~ '~!ld deer. I l~ve to read Ind1an stones. - James Zeutschel, grade 3, St. Josephs' school. . Peter Pan ................. · J: Barrtl' "I like the book because 1t tells about fairies, Indians, and child.ren o"Dorothy Borre, grade 3, St. Joseph's d 0 11 It was exciting."-Reginald Green, Esther Murgan, Central school, grade grade 4, Logan school. . 5. L ft Heidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spyri' Doctor Dolittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o mg "I l1"ke Heidi because it sounds as "I 11 "ke th -at book because it .tells T , h though it might be true. hats t e about a man who could talk ammal kt'tld of books I like. Compare Alice language." -Alice Dernehl, grade 4, in \Vondcrland with Heidi. The t h'mgs Central school. that happen in \Von d er I an~ l?ook ~oul~ Everyday Life in the Colonies ·Stone never happ en, vVhile in Hc d I thmk 1t 1 1 happen"I like best when James Oglethorpe could although it never really came to save those that were in prison · · I ·· C · . Central . edo"-Vtv1an ,o1~ r 1g 5 1 J), . and sent a big ship to bring t 1 1 em to school, grade this country. The Indian Chief came T . \'· · ' th two llottles full of cream and Prince and Pauper · · · · · · · · · . · wam 1 · d "I think it is interesting to know that honey." - Lawrence Roemer, gra e 4' a bov from th e s treets could take the St. Jose ph's school. placC of a prince and that a GRADE 5 should take the place of a pauper. 1 I I d 5 01 e . Wilen Motller Lets lls G1.ve a Norton Potter, Centra sc 100, gra Party . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elsie. Yale Arabian Nights . . . . . cot t "I think the book was very mter "I like this book becau se 1t 1s a 1 1 esting. It told how to give d!ffcrent about kings ancl of gi::1.nts, mermaids, kinds of parties. It told the d1fferent and castles and the story of the Enthings to serve. It also told the games chanted .Snake."-M a r j or i e Hecht, to play and whether it should be out- Central school, grade 5° side or inside."-Lois Sandberg, grade Two Little Sa vagcs Seton 5, Howard school. "I like it becau se it is all about Little Lord Fauntleroy woodcraft and the adYentures of two F B tt bov s out in the wood s hv thc:;mselves "I· · · different thinQ"s ."-Billy was a very nice book. You would not elchior Central school, grade 5. s. pri~,ce ii·k~ 'iitti~ ·L~~d r;~~~~lero~~nelt an~! makin~ ~f T~\-ins school. think for one minute that the Earl Irish . .... Perkins GRADE 2 Little Sea Folk ..... ... I. N. Gaylord was going to turn out good."-Ruth "I liked this hook hecause they are Sleeping Beauty "I like the book because it teaches Anderson, grade 5, Howard school. good little children and help their "1 like thi s story because the prin- us to know all sea folk, and when I Men of Iron .................... Pyle ents and Grannie M a old Insh cess and prince liked each other verv go dow n to the beach I tell what "I like the book because it is about lady ·who Jives ]lOt far a way. They much and they \yere married and lived enimals they are. That is why I like knights and dueling. I like the mys- raised a pig and sold him to pay the happy ever after."-Helen Amelia it." -Edward Goetz, grade 3, St. Jo- terious stories and fighting."-Wil- ront."-Virginia Anna Anderson, Gros. Prescott, second grade, Central school. seph's school. li am Akeley, grade 5, Laurel school. Point school, grade S. Brownie Primer · · · · · .. · . . . . . . Cox Jack of All Trades ............ Beard I. at er Cavemen ·. . . . . . Dol>P "I like this book because it · tells 4 . 1 "I like the book because it tells how '·I lik e to read it hrrau se it tells how what the Brownies do at night." - Masterman Ready .. Captam to make many interesting things, such the cavemen live."- r. eorge Borre, f't. Theodore Field, second grade, Logan ."I liked this book It was as boats, telephones, and other things." r o<eph's school, grade S. school. about the sea. And I h_ked It because -Charles Williams, grade 5, Howard Fairies and ChimneYs Fyleman EskimQ Books it was about being . shipwrecked and school. "I think the hook of Fa;ries and "I like to read the Eskimo books be- how they escaped death so often. And Little Lord Faun tie roy ........ Burnett Ch im nevs should he ron idererl a clascause they tell about little boys and it was so exciting."-Reginald Green, "I like Little Lord Fauntleroy the sic he·cause it is so artistic. The child girls who are very different from us, <!rade 4, Logan school. best when Cedric teaches the old Ear in the poem usCs her in and they tell about such odd things as Whistling Rock .· ............. Brown to play the game_"-Lois Lechner, St. such a beautiful wav. I liked Yesterigloos and blubber, and the children "I like this book because it tells me Francis Xavier school, grade S. rlav in OxfOrd f;trCet, A fairy went have very queer nan11es."-Louise ' lot of things I didn't know about a Betsy ............ Canfield a-I;Jarketing. Mother. and The FounSchreiber, second H" oward lighthouse and boats." -Stuart FitzI hke Understood Betsy tain thr hest."-Richard Ahara. Central 1 school, grade 5. school. hugh, grade 4, St. Francis Xavier Betsy has an aunt who comes VISit I Kittens and Cats . . . . . . . . . Grover school. Betsy on the farm. Her aunt IS very , _ "I like this storv because it is about GrannYs' Wonderful Chair .. Browne dciicatc ;tnd never wants Betsy to go GRADE 6 some nice little kittens." - Clara Fie"I like the story of 'Fairy Foot' in out . in the barnyard she is IDavid Goes ........ Putman gen, grade 2, St.. Joseph's school. Grannv's \Vonde.rful Chair hec;ause it afra1d, Betsy wtl! . get by t.he : "T like David ·G oes Voyaging because Polly and Dolly . "'.'. Blaisdell tells ahout a fairy and people with ?oats. -Ellen Hem, St. I·ran-cts Xavier I it is true and is about a hoy mr age "I like this book because it's about very large feet." - ldamae Obermeier, school, grade S. who is lucky enough to po w th a 4. St. Francis Xavier school. of Arc ........ Boutet de Monvel party of naturalists on hoard a 1 boat a little puppy."-Aiice Wagner, grade 2, St. Joseph's school. Santa Claus on a I. ark . . . . . . G lode en I hke oan Arc heca use 1t was named A rcturll <. He has lots of f u 11 Ned and l'\ an in Rolland .... Olmstead "I like the storv of Santa Cia us on about a g1rl to war.. She ":as , on the trip. The pictures at the end "I like this hook because Holland a Lark, because it is about Christmas. very and. 1t ltke a fa1ry Iand the beginning of each chapter are is so clean."-Harold Kummer, grade Christmas is one time of the year we story.. Bermmgham, St. very funny."-Walter Haas, grade 6, 2, St. Joseph's school. all love." - Bernice Schaefehen, grade Francis Xav1cr school. grade 5. . Howard school. The S· ory ? f Mrs. Tubbs . . Lofting 4. St. Francis X a ':ier school. Li,\tle. Lord. Fauntleroy ..... : . Burnett The Court f King Art h r ..... . Frost 0 "I like th1s book because the woman, My \Vonderful V1s1t Hill I ltke th1s book because j "I like this hook berau11se many ex "I like that story because 1t 1s ab<:mt doe'> many funny t!11ngs m citing thing:; hap11en all the time and lived on a farm · and had all she wanted.'. - Paul Kaspar, grade 2, Lo- a little girl's visit to a _farm. I hke 1!t and there ar~, ma! 1Y. o_ther mter~st- it is all ahout fightine which I am esschool. Farm life." Wiltan:tne Oelench, 111g too: - V1rgrnra Brownmg, pecially fond of."-J ran G. Munro, The Story of ~f_ rs. Tubbs .... Lofting ~rade 4, St. Francis Xav1er scho~l. St. Francrs Xavter school, grade 5. . I grade 6, Laurel school. "I like this storv because it tells Jovous Travelers - . . . . ....... L1ndsay Peter Pan · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Barne The Training of \Vild Animals about the pink J)ig. and the dog." _ "I likL this book because it makes "I've read Peter Pan four times and -Bostock Henry Southwich, grade 2, Crntral me feel happy. I think it is a nice that is the kind of a book I lik~. It's "I like The Training of \Vild Animals school. · book for a rainy day when you haven't "}H)ttt a hmo '\'ho fpll out 0/ Ills because it tells how animals are trainStorit'S of the Rrd Children - Brooks ~nvthinQ" · to clo."-Eleanor . Steen, nage when the nurse wasn t look1ng. ed, ancl it tells ahont a man that had "I like this book brcause it has some {jrade 4, Howard school. There arc Indians and pirates having a polar hear to pull his children around, manv nice stories about Indians." - Pinorrhio . ... . Lorenzini 'ora fif.Yh1s. Th(.'rf' isn't anything I like 1 and it had some life in it."-Herbert Henry Steffens, grade 2, Logan school. like this book because it is about to read ab?ut than a. sea fight Naper, grade 6, Laurel school. The Little Red Hen a boy who did not like to go to school. hetwe~n P1 r_ates. -Paul Seltnger, St. The Little Count of Normandy-Stein "I like this book because the hen At last 11e was changed into a donkey. Fr~n~ls Xav 1 er school, grade 5. . "It is very interesting because there was a good mother. - J can Cronis, Tt is very interesting. - Laurence H~tdt. ········· Spy:1 is something happening- all the time. grade 2, Central school. Fecher, Grade ( St. Joseph's school. I ltke t~e story ?f H r~d 1 because 1t Also because Rout has such great Coming of the White Men . WadP ~ells of the aby.ss m ~w1tzer~and and courage and always won in the end:" GRADE 3 "It was interesting because it told tt also tells of mte~estmg. tl;,mgs tl~at -Fr.ances Mills, grade 6, St. Franc1s Little \Vooden Doll . . . . . . Biance many stories of our country." -Anton h a P_P en e d to a httle g1rl. --Altce Xav1er schooL "I Jike it because it is funny."-Mary F.n~els, grade 4, St. Joseph's school. E?ehng, Central School, grade 5. C~Jtic. Fairy. Tales .......... : .. aco.bs Lou Peterson. grade 3, Laurel school. The Cotton Tails in Tovland . . . Kmg Arthur .. Pvle I ltke th1s book because 1t IS dtfFive Little Strangers . . . . . . Scwartz Laura Rountree Smith "I like it because it is a lot of fiQ"ht- ferent from most h" ooks. It is mys"I like Five Little Strangers because "I like this book because it told ing and dueling. It's exciting. I enjoy- terious, funny and brings pep. It is it teJJs about the different people in about a funny bear who· worked in a ed it. It's interesting-."-Bernard Saxon, about good deeds, bad. deeds; mysAmerica."-Homer Strode, grade 3, tov shop." - Frances Haskin, grade Ce.ntr~l srhool, grade 5. terious deeds, crazy an~ funny deeds. Laurel school. Altce tn Wonderland Carroll It tells about sea-ma1dens, snakes, 4 ·Logan school. Adventures of a Brownie .. .. Midlock From Drake to Farragut ... .... 0 . · 0.. "I like untrue stories. I liked the princes and princesses. It is interest"I like the book because the Brownie .. .. .. ..... ... Captain Mallyard part where Alice first is small then ing- because you think: what's next, was so neat."-Ruth Meusel, grade 3, "I like this book because it is about large. .When she is trying to get in what's next."-Dorothy ·Jane Orr, Laurel school. wars and Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. the little door tn the rabbit's cave."-, grade 6, Laurel school. · · 0 c<~:n ~lone p~r- G~ADE becau~e ~arryat ima~ination grad~, U?.der~tood beca~s.e ~o be~ause ~tiled_ Vovao:in~ 0 ' · ·· 1 ~rade Jo,~n ~~ go~ng ~~rave sounde~ -Catl~erme ~ Eliz.ab~th ~an ~auntleroy tl11n~s L1ttl~ Lo~d i ~ar- 1 ur b~~ter 0 · · · · · · ; · : · · · · J ·