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A WORD TO GROWN UPS

from The Tale Of Tommy Fox

To you;--parents, guardians, teachers and all others upon whom
devolves the supremely important responsibility of directing the early
years of development of childhood, this series of TUCK-ME-IN TALES
which sketch such vivid and delightful scenes of the vibrant life of
meadow and woodland should have tremendous appeal. In this collection
of stories you will find precisely the sort of healthy, imaginative
entertainment that is an essential in stimulating thought germs in the
child mind.

Merely from the standpoint of their desirability for helping the
growing tot to pass an idle half hour, any one of these volumes would
be worth your while. But the author had something further than that in
mind. He has, with simplicity and grace, worthy of high commendation,
sought to convey a two-fold lesson throughout the entire series, the
first based upon natural history and the second upon the elementary
principles of living which should be made clear to every child at the
earliest age of understanding.

The first of these aims he has accomplished by adapting every one of
his bird characters to its living counterpart in the realm of biology.
The child learns very definite truths about which the story is woven;
learns in such a fascinating manner that he will not quickly forget,
and is brought into such pleasant intimacy that his immediate sympathy
is aroused.

The author accomplishes the purpose of driving home simple lessons on
good conduct by attributing the many of the same traits of character
to his feathered heroes and heroines that are to be found wherever the
human race made its habitation. The praise-worthy qualities of
courage, love, unselfishness, truth, industry, and humility are
portrayed in the dealings of the field and forest folk and the
consequential reward of these virtues is clearly shown; he also
reveals the unhappy results of greed, jealousy, trickery and other
character weaknesses. The effect is to impress indelibly upon the
imagination of the child that certain deeds are their own desirable
reward while certain others are much better left undone.

If any further recommendation is necessary, would it not be well to
resort to the court of final appeal, the child himself? Simply
purchase a trial copy from your bookseller with the understanding that
if it meets with the disapproval of the little man or woman for whom
it is intended, he will accept its return.

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