Kiwi’s Book Corner

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)

Kiwi’s Book Corner

A Reading List From The Library

TN which, each week, Kiwitells of a book it is worth your while to read, and the librarian at the Public Central Children’s Library suggests a reading list from the library bookshelves. The Library Suggests. . . • "The White Stag,” by K. Seredy. All bovs and girls who read and enjoyed “The Good Master,” are sure to en'iov this new 7 book, written and illustrated. by Kate Seredy, "The White Stag” is the epic story of x Attila and his Huns in search of a resting-place. This beautifully-illustrated story of how they journeyed from Asia to Europe to find a new home, and how they finally settled in the Hungarian Plains, will appeal to all boys and gir.s 11-14 years old.

"China Quest,” by E. F. Lewis. Girls and boys who read and enjoyed “Young Fu” and "“Ho-Ming” will like this story of present-day ChinaChina before the recent Japanese invasion. . . . , It is the story of an American schoolboy. “Reds” Stuart, who goes with his parents to China. In Shanghai, “Reds meets a Chinese boy, Wang Li-San, who has made his escape from soldiers. The two boys have the same ambitions, and they become great friends, and have many exciting experiences.

"A Book of Marvels,” by R. Hallibur-

ton. . Richard Halliburton has visited many interesting places in the Western world, and in this book he retells the history and the fascination legends of the places to which he travels. The book has photographs of all the wonders he sees and describes, some of which are Mt. Popocatepetl, the Grand Canyon of Colorado, the Sacred Well of the Incas, the Rock of Gibralter, Mt. St. Michael, and many others. Book Review. “Babette,” by Clare Newbury (London: Hamish Hamilton, Ltd.).

Do you often wish you could draw all the quaint altitudes which Puss gets into each day? Teh author of this book has captured all the quaint ex-

pressions and attitudes of Babette, the kitten, with her clever pen, and all the three-colour pictures are unusual and amusing.

Babette and her mother. Cellophane, belonged to the “man who lived upstairs.” Chatty wa« the little girl who often took care of the eats. She warmed milk for them on Ihe radiator, and thought up games to entertain them, hut she still wanted her very own kitteib and tills is the story of how- she got it.