Contents:

Front cover art -- BEATRICE DERWINSKI

Mr. Gismo (nonfiction) -- by MURRAY T. PRINGLE, artist unknown

Wildflowers (poem & hidden pictures) - by ELIZABETH ELLEN LONG, art by RUTH BENDEL

Do You Waste Or Conserve? (nonfiction) -- by GERTRUDE WHIPPLE, illustrated by DAVI BOTTS

Calendar For May 1955 -- art by ESTHER FRIEND

Alexander's Magic (short story) -- by ELIZABETH A. CAHILL, art by HENRY PITZ

Danny Dickens' Picnic (short story) -- by VALINE HOBBS, art by MATILDA BREUER

Rosa's Pets (short story) -- by JEWELL CASEY, art by MATILDA BREUER

The Bee Man (short story) -- by DORIS GLIDDEN, art by MABEL NEEDLER

Ruth, Who Was A Stranger (Bible story) -- by MARY ALICE JONES, art by DANIEL J. O'BRIEN

Jolly Rhymes (four poems by JAMES STEEL SMITH):  My Collection

                                                                                        Sailing

                                                                                        Mistake Song

                                                                                        Botany Lesson

                                                                                        (all art for above by SHARON SMITH)

The Diamond Hunters : Part 3 (serialized story) -- by MARJORIE RANKIN, art by SIDNEY QUINN, Jr.

The China Pig (poem) -- by SALLY WERNER, art by RUTH VAN TELLINGEN

May Poster (The Horse Fair) -- written & illustrated by JANET SMALLEY

Just Fun! (assorted puzzles, games, etc) -- 

               Crossword Puzzle -- written & illustrated by VIRGINIA GIFFORD (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PUZZLE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN PENCIL!!!)

               Ladybug Puzzle (picture puzzle) -- written & illustrated by HELEN STRIMPLE

               Missing Numbers (word puzzle) -- by PENN

               Crazy Calendar (picture puzzle) -- written & illustrated by PENN  (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PUZZLE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN PENCIL!!!)

               Zoo Riddles -- by RUBY BRADFORD MURPHY

A Sewing Box (crafts) -- by C. J. MAGINLEY, art by FITZ

Let's Cook (simple recipes) -- by ALMA S. LACH, artist unknown

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Cartoon Course -- written & illustrated by MILT HAMMER

Jimmie Acorn And His Forest Friends (short story) -- by EDITH FORBUSH, art by RUTH VAN TELLINGEN

Little Brown Bear (short story) -- by ELIZABETH UPHAM, art by GUY J. BROWN

A Caterpillar Story (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

Yosemite Park In The Sierras (nonfiction) -- written & Illustrated by CARROLL LANE FENTON

Up In Jo's Garrett (letters, recipes, drawings, poems, jokes, etc from children readers)

Pictures By Children (reader contributions)

Anne Meadows, Artist (paper dolls) -- by DAVI BOTTS 

A Pin Cushion For Mother (crafts) -- writer & artist unknown

Marmaduke (follow-the-dots puzzle) -- written & illustrated by PENN (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PUZZLE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN PENCIL!!!)

Books - - -Records (reviews by ANN LEWIS:

               PICCOLO -- written & illustrated by BETTINA

               MIKE'S HOUSE -- by JULIA L. SAUER, art by DON FREEMAN

               MR. MAGIC -- by MARGARET G. OTTO, art by SUSAN KNIGHT

               THE LITTLE STEAMROLLER -- by GRAHAM GREENE, art by DOROTHY CRAIGIE

               LITTLE RED NOSE -- by MIRIAM SCHLEIN, art by ROGER DUVOISIN

               WISH ON THE MOON -- written & illustrated by BERTA & ELMER HADER

               A SPY IN WILLIAMSBURG -- by ISABELLE LAWRENCE, art by MANNING DeV. LEE

              THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBLE -- by ALICE DAGLEISH, art by LEONARD WEISGARD

              THE ADVENTURES OF THE LONE RANGER

              WALT DISNEY'S LADY AND THE TRAMP

              OPEN UP YOUR HEART and THE LORD IS COUNTING ON YOU -- THE COWBOY CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Little Brown Bear (song) -- by Z. HARTMAN, artist unknown

Treasure Hunt (toys & games to purchase) -- selected by EMILY WILSON

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