The flowers of life . PRESS COMMENTS TUTIWTi 09).»,.. TTTTTir Frogs in literature are associated in most minds with fairyland. Noone is surprised at any adventures froggy may meet with, after the fatethat befell The frog that would a-wooing go, so many years ago. Oneof the best successors of that ancient idyl that I have seen for years isThe Froggy Fairy Book, written by Anthony J. Drexel Biddle andillustrated by John R. Skeen. It tells of how little Elsie met a funnyfroggy, who came to her in evening dress, with a lantern in his hand anda violin under his arm. After that there is a frog orche
The flowers of life . PRESS COMMENTS TUTIWTi 09).»,.. TTTTTir Frogs in literature are associated in most minds with fairyland. Noone is surprised at any adventures froggy may meet with, after the fatethat befell The frog that would a-wooing go, so many years ago. Oneof the best successors of that ancient idyl that I have seen for years isThe Froggy Fairy Book, written by Anthony J. Drexel Biddle andillustrated by John R. Skeen. It tells of how little Elsie met a funnyfroggy, who came to her in evening dress, with a lantern in his hand anda violin under his arm. After that there is a frog orchestra, a frog prince,fairies of all kinds and plenty of fun. It is a real old-fashioned tale,told with the sympathy of one who loves children and knows how towrite for them. The illustrations are excellent. The type and paper aregood and the volume is handsomely bound.—New York CommercialAdvertiser. The Christmas books of Mr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, theAmerican writer and publisher, are becoming increasingly popular.—London Literary World.
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