Excerpt from Children's Books for Christmas Gifts: Recommended by the Louisville Free Public Library The order of arrangement of the groups of books in this list is according to the demand as it arises in the home. First the picture books; then the easy stories to be read aloud; then the myths, folklore and fairy tales which are rightfully in great demand from the kindergarten to the grammar grades. Bible stories are included at this habit forming time. Because books have power to affect the soul of a child the aim has been to include only such books as awaken the interest, stir the imagination, broaden the horizon and generally aid in character building. For the boys and girls who have not acquired the reading habit a few titles are suggested because of their popular appeal and their wholesomeness in spirit rather than their literary worth alone. There are some books which contain much of pleasure and profit but which can not well be used by children without the aid of their elders. A short list of these is included under the heading Books for grown-ups to use with children. Most of the books in this list are of moderate price, but a few old favorites in handsome editions are included in the hope that parents will buy at least one or two of the really beautiful books which every child should own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.