Review of reviews and world's work . r-colors. The cover design of a child in rompers,relieved against a background of blue, in imita-tion of glazed ware, is a happy paraphrase of aLucca della Robliia bambino. Altogether thebook is an ideal Christmas gift. ? Grimms Animal Stories translated byLucy Crane (Duffield) is sure to appeal to theyoung lover of picture books. Although thecharacters in the illustrations by Mr. John Raedo not stand out clearly from the background, the artist has showna correct eye for per-spective and for dec-orative effects. Cecil Aldin is anexpert in dog deline-ation.
Review of reviews and world's work . r-colors. The cover design of a child in rompers,relieved against a background of blue, in imita-tion of glazed ware, is a happy paraphrase of aLucca della Robliia bambino. Altogether thebook is an ideal Christmas gift. ? Grimms Animal Stories translated byLucy Crane (Duffield) is sure to appeal to theyoung lover of picture books. Although thecharacters in the illustrations by Mr. John Raedo not stand out clearly from the background, the artist has showna correct eye for per-spective and for dec-orative effects. Cecil Aldin is anexpert in dog deline-ation. A CenceitedPuppy, which he hasillustrated and forwhich Walter Eman-uel has written thetext (Dutton), ismore for grown-upsthan for young peo-ple on account of thesarcasm of the text;but his quarto picturebook Pickles(Hodder & Stough-ton) is just what lit-The pictures, in a goodbuff paper, with Circus (Stokes) is not any too good, but is animprovement over his last seasons book. Inthe action that fills his composition there is a. Illustration (rpdiiced)froin Pickles. tie folks will like. strong crayon outline, on splashes of frank green, orange, and red, are full of animal action and expression. Maria L. Kirk, who illustrated Rip Van Win-kle last year, has this year illustrated NorreysJ. OConors translation of Adelheid WettesHansel and Gretel (Stokes). Owing to thevogue that the Humperdinck opera has had inNew York for the last three or four seasons, weshould think that the selection of this subjectwas a very happy one. E. Boyd Smiths draughtsmanship in The
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