Roads to Childhood (1920)

ROADS TO CHILDHOOD

ANNIE CARROLL MOORE

ROADS TO
CHILDHOOD

VIEWS AND REVIEWS OF
CHILDREN’S BOOKS

BY

ANNIE CARROLL MOORE

NEW YORK

GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1920,

BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO

CAROLINE M. HEWINS

Who has passed on to children of many races the rare gift of a companionship with books based on friendship rather than on desire for knowledge.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I ROADS TO CHILDHOOD 11
II WRITING FOR CHILDREN 26
III A CHRISTMAS BOOK EXHIBIT 45
IV VIEWING AND REVIEWING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 71
V HOLIDAY BOOKS 97
VI CHILDREN UNDER TEN AND THEIR BOOKS 121
VII TWO LISTS OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 139
VIII A SPRING REVIEW OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS 157
IX BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 174
X VACATION READING 194
XI INDEX 217


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