grades and would cause the titles of good books to be placed on a bulletin board.  Further, such a committee might very well place a copy of the book selected in the teacher’s hand in order that the teacher might call the attention of the class directly to it.  Of course the range of selection should be as wide as the world of books and should include fiction, romance, song, and story.[20] Parents could do the same sort of thing.  Why not talk up the best books we remember?  As to those old-time books, we need to realize that tastes change.  Perhaps they owed much of their interest to their vivid descriptions of contemporary life.  Therefore we must commend the new books, those that belong to the children’s own days, too.  This can be done, provided we really know the books, not by saying, “We should like you to read Sandford and Merton,” but rather, “There is a capital story in Captains Courageous; have any of you read it?” Leave the matter there, or, at most, go only far enough to stimulate interest.

     I. References for Study

     St. John, Stories and Story Telling, chaps. i-v.  Eaton & Mains,
     $0.50.

     Forbush, The Coming Generation, chap. viii.  Appleton, $1.50

     Winchester, “Good and Bad Books in the Home,” in The Bible in
     Practical Life, p. 38.  Religious Education Association, $2.50.

     II.  Further Reading

     Partridge, Story Telling in School and Home.  Sturgis & Walton,
     $1.25.

     H.W.  Mabie, Books and Culture.  Dodd, Mead & Co., $1.25.

     III.  Methods and Materials

     ON STORY-TELLING

     E.P.  St. John, Stories and Story Telling.  Eaton & Mains, $0.50.

     Wyche, Some Great Stories and How to Tell Them.  Newson & Co.,
     $1.00.

     L.S.  Houghton, Telling Bible Stories.  Scribner, $1.25.

     Bryant, How to Tell Stories for Children.  Houghton Mifflin Co.,
     $1.00.

     E.M. and G.E.  Partridge, Story Telling in School and Home. 
     Sturgis & Walton, $1.25.

     DIRECTING CHILDREN’S READING IN THE HOME

     Macy, A Children’s Guide to Reading.  Baker & Taylor Co., $1.25.

     Field, Finger Posts to Children’s Reading.  McClurg, $1.00.

     Arnold, A Mother’s List of Books for Children.  McClurg, $1.00.

     For a short practical list see the different lists classified under
     Sunday-School Departments in W.S.  Athearn, The Church School,
     particularly pp. 54, 83, 118, 169.  Pilgrim Press, $1.00.

     IV.  Topics for Discussion

     1.  Do you remember any stories which especially impressed you as a
     child?  What were their qualities?  What were the qualities of their
     narration?