Contents:

Song For A New Brother (poem & hidden pictures) - by ELLA JEAN WILLSON, art by BARBARA CLYNE

Tommy And The Loggers (short story) -- stories & photos by ETHEL PETTIT, artist unknown

New Year's Resolutions  (nonfiction) -- by E C. REICHERT, illustrated by DAVI BOTTS

Calendar For 1955 -- art by ESTHER FRIEND

La Befana's Journey (short story) -- by ALMA KEHOE BECK, art by RUTH VAN TELLINGEN

Sylvester, The Lazy Sea Lion (short story) -- by KEN ROBINSON, art by CLARENCE BIERS

The Good Sport (short story) -- by CHARLES COOMBS, art by SEYMOUR FLEISHMAN

Pony Express Rider (short story) -- by MARY E. COBER, art by JANET SMALLEY

The Church That Traveled (religious story) -- by JESSIE ELEANOR MOORE, art by DANIEL J. O'BRIEN

Bedtime Rhymes (three poems):  Holes Grow! -- by INEZ MARVIN

                                                      Fairy Curfew -- by LOIS VAN ALSTINE

                                                      Little Boy Blue -- by AILEEN FISHER

                                                      (all art for above by BARBARA CLYNE)

Betsy's Firefly : Part II (serialized story) -- written & illustrated by JOAN BALFOUR PAYNE

Do You Know? (nonfiction):  How Are 3-D And Cinerama Pictures Shown? -- by JAMES F. DUGERT, art by CHESTER A. GILLIAM, Jr.

                                             What Is Art For World Friendship? -- by GALJA BARISH VOTAW, art by children of Austria, United States & Denmark

January Poster (National Pike Route & Pony Express) -- written & illustrated by JANET SMALLEY

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

               Square-Cut Arrow (crafts puzzle) -- by BORIS RANDOLPH, artist unknown

               Winter Magic (word puzzle) -- by FAYE PATTEN

               Crossword Puzzle -- by EDNA P. KING, artist unknown

               Teddy-Boo Telling You (poem) -- writer unknown, art by RUTH VAN TELLINGEN

               Ha!  Ha! (jokes)

               Unfinished Sayings (word puzzles) -- by ETHEL DURNAL POSEGATE

               T Cup (game) -- by IDA M. PARDUE

A Handy Mud Scraper (crafts) -- by C. J. MAGINLEY, artist unknown

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

The Snowman's Hat (word puzzle story) -- by LOU & CAMPBELL GRANT

The Doings Of Daffy And Dandy (safety & good manners cartoons) -- by JOSEPHINE VAN DOLZEN PEASE

Petrified Forest National Monument (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)

Miss Winters, Schoolteacher (paper dolls) -- by DAVI BOTTS 

Books - - -Records (reviews by ANN LEWIS:

               HAT FOR A HERO -- written & illustrated by LAURA BANNON

               THE HORSE WITH THE HIGH-HEELED SHOES -- written & illustrated by LOUIS SLOBODKIN

               SHOWBOAT HOLIDAY -- by LEE WYNDHAM, art by JEAN MACDONALD PORTER

               TO SEE THE QUEEN -- by KATHARINE GIBSON, art by CLOTILDE EMBREE FUNK

               WHEEL ON THE CHIMNEY -- by MARGARET WISE BROWN, art by TIBOR GERGELY

               LITTLE BOY NAVAHO -- by VIRGINIA K. SMILEY, art by TOM TWO ARROWS

               ANIMALS EVERYWHERE -- by INGRI & EDGAR D'AULAIRE

              READ TO YOURSELF STORYBOOK -- compiled by Child Study Association, art by LEONARD SHORTALL

              HEY MOM and WHAT DOES THE MUSIC MAKE YOU WANT TO DO? -- by MISS FRANCES

              HOWDY DOODY'S CRYSTAL BALL

              LOOK AT THE LITTLE KITTY CAT and THE WHISTLING RABBIT -- by BURL IVES

              THE PUPPY DOG DREAM -- by JERRY LEWIS

Sleigh Ride Party (song) -- by ELLA STRATTON COLBO & ANNABEL S. WALLACE, artist unknown

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

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