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The Tale of Rusty Wren

Chapter 26: JOLLY BOOKS FOR LITTLE FOLK
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About This Book

The story follows Rusty Wren and his wife as they find a home in a tin can placed by a curious boy, then move through a series of gentle episodes in which the wren sings at dawn, copes with jealousy and household troubles, faces threats and accidents, and receives help from other birds and sympathetic people. Each chapter offers a small adventure or puzzle—missing guests, unwelcome visitors, rescues, and mistaken identities—that highlights community, resourcefulness, and simple moral lessons suited to young readers.

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JOLLY BOOKS FOR
LITTLE FOLK

Parents of boys and girls from three to eight years of age are assured by the names of such famous authors of children's books as Arthur Scott Bailey, Lillian Elizabeth Roy and David Cory that these little books will prove both entertaining and instructional. They are all bound in cloth with colored end papers, black and white illustrations and colored wrappers.


TUCK-ME-IN TALESby Arthur Scott Bailey

These delightful stories in which well known birds and insects are the characters are based upon actual natural history facts, and while the youngster eagerly listens to them, a moral foundation of deeper importance is being laid. The complete list of titles in this series is on inside front flap of this wrapper.

THE LITTLE WASHINGTON BOOKSby Lillian Elizabeth Roy

In these little stories two families of young cousins, all descendants of George Washington, conceive the clever idea of carrying out in their play the dramatic events of Washington's life. Every boy and girl will receive a true and unforgettable picture of the great career of the Father of His Country through the play acting of these ingenious youngsters. See flap of this wrapper for complete list.

LITTLE JOURNEYS TO HAPPYLANDby David Cory

Children will recognize in these amusing adventures characters they know and love. Mr. Cory is the author of the famous "Little Jack Rabbit" stories and is one of the best known authors of children's books of our times. See flap of this wrapper for complete list of titles.


GROSSET & DUNLAPPublishersNew York