For the Children's Hour

by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Clara M. Lewis

A choice collection of stories for the preschool child, carefully selected, adapted, and arranged by two veteran kindergarten teachers. Includes nature stories, holiday stories, fairy tales and fable, as well as stories of home life. Emphasis is placed on fanciful tales for their value in the training of the imagination and on cumulative tales for developing a child's sense of humor and appealing to his instinctive love of rhyme and jingle. Suiitable for children ages 4 to 7.

Genres: Childrens

488 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1916

About the author

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was an American children's author. She attended Teachers College, Columbia University, from which she graduated in 1896. She contributed to the Ladies' Home Journal and other magazines.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book aloud to Ryan this summer before naptime. It is a precious collection of early 1900's hearth tales. Some are poems about the seasons, others are sweet stories about children and their mothers or grandparents. There were fairy tales, Greek myths, and nursery rhymes. Each one was charming, thoughtful, and perfect for children. I'm glad it's a collection I own to read aloud to each of my children as they grow up.

[Ariadne38 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books. I read it as a child. The story that impressed me most was "Little Cosette". When I first read it, I had never heard of "Les Miserables" and barely knew anything about France. I also love "The Coming of the King".