Measures 9-1/4" X 12-7/32", 44 pp including covers, b&w photos and illustrations, Volume 23, Number 5 (May1957), published by Child Training Association (IL).
Contents:
May Calendar & Poem & hidden pictures - written by RUTH O'NEAL BELEW, art by RUTH BENDEL
May Day (poem) -- by NONA KEEN DUFFY, art by BARBARA CLYNE
Be A Fire Preventer (nonfiction) -- by VIVIAN WEEDEN, art by DAVI BOTTS
A Present For Mother (short story) -- by ROSE LEION, art by MATILDA BREUER
Mr. Squigums And The Fire-Engine Surprise -- by GRACYE DODGE WHITE, art by BARBARA CLYNE
A New Home For The Flaggs (short story) -- by LOUISA M. JOHNSTON, art by SIDNEY A. QUINN
Christopher's Tree (short story) -- by BARBARA ROGERS STINSON, art by HELEN PRICKETT
The Pepper Calf (short story) -- by VIRGINIA APPELT, art by SEYMOUR FLEISHMAN
A Camera Is Fun (nonfiction) -- by DOROTHY REED, artist unknown
My Camera Says (nonfiction) -- writer unknown, art by FRANCES ECKART
Good Morning (poem) -- by ILO ORLEANS, art by KATHY DRENCKPOHL
The Caterpillar (finger play) -- by ALICE C. FULLER, art by BARBARA CLYNE
May Poster -- written & illustrated by JANET SMALLEY
An Outer Space Party (planning a party) -- by RUTH APRIL, art by FLORENCE SALTER
An Odds-And-Ends Box (crafts) -- by ANN MUNI, artist unknown
Planting Trees (board game) -- by RAY BROEKEL, artist unknown
A May Basket To Weave (crafts) -- by C. J. MAGINLEY, art by FLORENCE ECKART
A Prophet And A General (Bible Story) -- by MARY ALICE JONES, art by DANIEL J. O'BRIEN
Just Fun! (games, puzzles & riddles) --
Crossword Puzzle -- written & illustrated by BIMBO
Dot Picture (follow the dots) -- written & illustrated by ROBIN
Which? (poem) -- by MARY ROBERTS TEARE
Different Homes (poem) -- by FAYE PATTEN
Single-Panel Puzzle Cartoon -- written & illustrated by VAL ANDERSON
Jolly Jingle Fun (puzzle poem) -- written by MILDRED HARK & NOEL McQUEEN
Teddy-Boo Telling You (poem) -- written & illustrated by RUTH BENDEL
Nature Scramble (word quiz) -- by KATE FISHER
Ha! Ha! (joke) -- by DULCIE ROBERTSON
A Funny Clock (poem) -- by ETTA MAI SCOTT
House Hunting (maze puzzle) -- written & illustrated by CLARENCE BIERS
Designed For You -- A Sports Car (crafts) -- written by C. J. MAGINLEY, art by FITZ
Little Brown Bear (short story) -- by ELIZABETH UPHAM, art by GUY J. BROWN
The Lazy Train Cars (word puzzle story) -- by LOU & CAMPBELL GRANT
The Doings Of Daffy And Dandy (safety & good manners cartoons) -- by JOSEPHINE VAN DOLZEN PEASE, art by PEGGY PALMER BARROWS
Plants In The Spring (nonfiction) -- written & Illustrated by CARROLL LANE FENTON
Mailbag (letters, recipes, drawings, poems, jokes, etc from children readers)
Pictures By Children (reader contributions)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Wife Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President (paper dolls) -- by DAVI BOTTS
Flip's Adventures -- written & illustrated by ESTHER FRIEND
Let's Make An Umbrella -- written & illustrated by MELBA BOEHR
Tito, The Tiger (cut-out crafts) -- by RUTH UPHAM
Treasure Hunt (toys & games to purchase) -- selected by EMILY WILSON
Books - - (reviews by ANN LEWIS):
SUSAN'S SECRET -- by HILDRETH T. WRISTON
THE GOLDEN KEYS - A DUTCH BOY SAILS TO THE INDIES -- by HANS KONINGSBERGER, art by JOHN GRETZER
OUR FRIEND THE ATOM -- by HEINZ HABER, art by WALT DISNEY STUDIO STAFF
THE RIVER'S JOURNEY -- written & illustrated by ANNE MARIE JAUSS
SUN, EARTH, AND MAN -- by GEORGE P. and EUNICE S. BISCHOF
WHISTLE FOR THE TRAIN -- by GOLDEN MacDONALD, art by LEONARD WEISGARD
THE HAT-SHAKING DANCE AND OTHER TALES FROM THE GOLD COAST -- by HAROLD COURLANDER and ALBERT KOFI PREMPEH
I GIVE YOU MY COLT -- by ALICE GEER KELSEY, art by HELEN TORREY
ALL ABOUT BICYCLES -- by DOROTHY HEALEY
What Goes On? (follow the dots puzzle) -- by ROBIN
I Built A Little House (song) -- by MARGARET BLANCHARD, artist unknown
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