Contents:

Sound Shades (poem & hidden pictures puzzle) -- by EPPIE BUTLER, art by DAVI BOTTS  (PLEASE                      NOTE:  THIS PAGE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY COLORED WITH CRAYON!!!)

Partners (Sharing Household Chores)  -- by PAUL POPENOE, art by DAVI BOTTS

The First Apple Dumpling (short story) -- by HELEN REEDER CROSS, art by JANET SMALLEY

Calendar For August & September 1953 -- by RUTH VAN TELLINGEN

Where Was Jimmy Going? (short story) -- by J. LILLIAN VANDEVERE, art by WIDDY

The Baby Elephant (short story) -- by WILLIS LINDQUIST, art by ANDRE DUGO

Safe And Sound (nonfiction) -- by VIRGINIA STUMBOUGH, art by CATHERINE CORLEY ANDERSON

Good-By, Ebenezer (short story) -- by GERTRUDE S. DALLMANN, art by JAMES PONTER

Instructions To Rover (poem) -- by CLARENCE EDWIN FLYNN, art by MATILDA BREUER

The Horse Who Wanted To Spell (short story) -- by MARIAN WALDEN, art by SIDNEY QUINN Jr.

At A Mexican Market (nonfiction) -- by MARY D. De DOZAL, art by MATILDA BREUER

My Pet Squirrel (short story) -- by ETHEL H. WEDDLE, art by SEYMOUR FLEISHMAN

You Auto Know (quiz about types of automobiles) -- by ELIZABETH-ELLEN LONG

Some Riddles -- by JOSEPHINE Van DOLZEN PEASE

Find The Word (picture puzzle) -- by HELEN STRIMPLE, artist unknown

Picking Apples (drama & fingerplay) -- by BELLE ELKAN, art by BARBARA CLYNE

A Dish Of Lintil Soup (short story) -- by JESSIE ELEANOR MOORE, art by DANIEL J. O'BRIEN

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

The Cookies (short story) -- by RUTH BISHOP JULINE, art by ESTHER FRIEND

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

Sandy And Randy (word puzzle story) -- by BERTHA H. FERGUSON, art by MAURIETA WELLMAN

The Trips (short story) -- by GERTRUDE CRAMPTON, art by MATILDA BREWER

Something To Do (picture quiz) -- by ELZADA M. HATTENHAUER, art by WIDDY

The Doings Of Daffy And Dandy (safety & good manners cartoons) -- by JOSEPHINE VAN                                             DOLZEN PEASE, art by PEGGY PALMER BURROWS

Stamp Collecting Is Fun (nonfiction) -- by VIRGINIA H. JEAVONS, art by HAROLD PETERSON

Temples Built By Ancient Indians (nonfiction) -- written & Illustrated by CARROLL LANE FENTON

Bits Of This And That (nonfiction):   Spanish Moss -- by STANHOPE TAYLOR

                                                         How Seeds Travel -- by JOSEPH W. WERTZ

                                                         The Valuable Red Cedar -- by EDDIE W. WILSON

                                                        (All illustrations by JOHN L. LEHMAN)

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

Crossword Puzzle -- by LUCILLE CARLSON (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PUZZLE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN                PENCIL!!!)

Pictures By Children (reader contributions)  (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PAGE IS MISSING!!!)

Dot And Dick Start To School (paper dolls) -- art by DAVI BOTTS (PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PAGE IS MISSING!!!)

The Merry-Go-Round (poem & crafts) -- by RUTH O'NEAL BELEW, artist unknown

Flip's Adventures (cartoon) -- written & illustrated by ESTHER FRIEND

Helpful Hints For Mothers By Mothers (readers' mothers' suggestions) -- illustrator unknown

A Road Roller (crafts) -- by C. J. MAGINLEY, artist unknown

Treasure Hunt (Toys, Games, etc To Purchase)

Books . . .Records -- Reviewed by ANN LEWIS:

                 MADELINE'S RESCUE -- by LUDWIG BEMELMANS

                 ALL ALONE -- by CLAIRE HUCHET BISHOP, art by FEODOR ROJANKOVSKY

                 BOBBY'S HAPPY DAY -- by ALF EVERS, art by MARJORIE COOPER

                 FRED ASTAIRE'S MUSIC FOR TAP DANCING

                 SHIPWRECKED ON PLANET X -- with ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER

                 RAP-A-TAT-TAT & THE MOSQUITOES PARADE -- by PERCY FAITH & ORCHESTRA

                 WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE'S CANDY MINE

Fishing (song) -- by JAC CAPLIN & ISABELLE GROETZINGER, artist unknown

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