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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