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THE BELOVED . SON T e Life Story of Jesus for Children

in Rhymed Coufllets

By Blanche Shoemaker WagJtaff. M.A.

ELEANOR R~EVELT 80Y8 in laer column, "My Day" •••

"There is a small hook which I tlttnk many '·

'of us will like to give as a Christmas gift to little children we know. Called The Bflloved Son, it is the life of Jesus written in rhymed couplets for young children by Blanche Shoe­maker Wa~rstatl, with illustrations by Bettie Kerkham. I am sure any child who reads it will enjoy it and have a better idea of what happened to this l\1an who, so many years ago. tried to t~ach people that 'God is love.' "

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T HE BELOVED SON By Bla•clte Sltormal:er ll'utllal, M.A.

( llfrs. Donald Carr)

Tltl• life •tory of Jesus In rhymw coupldt to for young chtl. d rf'n. nl(" ftuthor. one or Amt":rica'J OOt 1oYed potll, nnd n •t11dent of the Weymouth. Good,peed. Moffat. ond King Jomeo \('r!IIOIII or the Bible, believes tl.o.t llc.r Jlimpll faed lnterprttatlon of ll1t At"rtlltutles nnd pamhle!l, iJ u.sed ln the home and the SundAy Schr;ol,, afHw ld do muc:h to creote a J)Otle.rn for r1"ht thln~ln" 1\n(, I IYJnu. S l•r r~el. tha t conUict within the IndividuAl mu&t rrn ~~~:e I~Forr: world peace cAn c.ndure.

Tltc ll•loveJ Son hu been enthu•lnJtlcolly -•tv«< by re· llstimu l~ndt.rs, both Protestant and Roman Catholic. H~re are n few o f tl1e many appr«:iative comment.:

I lARRY EMERSON FOSDICK: "l'1.ny d.tld..,n wtll •PI-· date and re:tpond to the presentation you l.avc made of the l'laJttr."

UISI lOP ERNEST lVI .• SllRES: "Thb lovely ond rodtont httle JlOf'm nem• ln1ptred. Parc:nb and aod·paKntt wtll welcome It lor teocltlnr "'"'Y young children.''

RT. REV. MONSR. FULTON SHEEN: " You are to bt com· m•nd«< lor noqunlntlng chtldnm with the ltfe of our Bl.,,eJ L<Jrd. Poetry I• ftn excellent vehicle lor oonveylnt oplrit ualtruth."

AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: ''lhe rotpel otory tJ ap. pronch«< with real P<l<'llc tnotrht ond a wonnth of feehnr.''

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NEWSPAPERS, TOO or• co•"'""'li"t tiJJ• hea.Ji/rJ littl• 6oo•

PHilADELPHIA INQUIRER: ''lhe Christ •tory ........,ntly told In rhymed oouplett. One ol tbt most ....,.ful little boob of the aea.on:· CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ·· .... a poet with delteoto touch and warm Jlmpliclty. Parenlt. teach..,. small boys and tlrlt will weleemo thlt ... . new method of portroylng Jeaw and Htt teochtnat.'' C INCINNATI INQUIRER: "Stmply tnte~t«< for children. from tho Notlvlty to the Cruct~xlon: a dehrhtful little boot " ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT.CHRONICLE: "Stmplc wortl•. eatlly retolnw In memory. bnnrtnr not only tho atory of Jeaua but the truth• that He taught." NEW YORK JOURNAL-AMERICAN: "A channtnt Christ· MnJ f lft lor oil children." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: "Young chtld..., will ..,t from II much of the wt.dom ol J .. us teochtnr and bt bdter able to un<lontond the more dtlricult word. of the Bible.'' 0 EVELAND PRESS: "A tender unloldmr of th. hie tlory of Jetu•:·

SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN'S ORGANIZATIONS

.U.J tlelr ·-~o<JIII . . . 11-fE SPENCE SCHOOL NEW YORK: "A b.euttlul little boot I am at~lnf teochen In the ""'-1 to ....d It to thet. atudenta. ·• ... THE CHAPIN SCHOOL NEW YORK: "A radiant ltttlo ,.,..... Our rtrlo will en(oy reodlnt tt.' ' U. S. OEP ARTMENT OF LABOR. CHilDREN'S BUREAU. WASHINGTON: "A deh.,htful boo~ which we will tndudo tn our hbrartfl of boo~t lor children and route to othen In hbrartu who will be tnternkcl."

THIS BEAUTIFUL FIRST EDITION

of The Beloved Son, desi{Jned by Edmund R. Brown, u printed in Fair(ield type on India tint Strathmore Alexandria Laid. It u hound fn old rose Strathmore Troubadour over board&, and u stamped in gold. The pearl gray end leaves match the pictorial jacllet. The frontispiece is a reproduction, in full color, o/ the familiar Hoffmann porlraH o/ the Child /esus, arid there are addt­tional two-color illustrations by Bettie Kerkham.

$1.00

To be sure of getting the several copies you desire for C hristmas gifts. order today FROM YOUR BOOKSELLER or direct from the publisher.

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BRUCE HUMPHRIES. INC.

30 Winchester Street

Boston 16, Massachusetts.

G entlemen:

Please send me ---·- ... copies of the beautiful lint ediHon of The Beloved Son, by Blanche Shoemalcer Wagstaff. at $1.00 per copy, postpaid. I enclose checlc or money order.

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1 Beeluaan Place !lew Yorl< 22, N. Y

28 Pobruary 1947

Dear Mrs ~oosevel t :

I~ waa 10 kind of you to aeo me nnd T do approola~o your ufforts or. ~y behalf .

I had a nice lalk with DR. H "'IPII!li>YS but he held out no hope ro~ eoplor.mont due to Lbe grea~ number or Americans ln \.ho liN . P.owevor, he Introduced me to thl.t porsonr el dopartm-ttnt. and I fo~ardot.l an applleat.lon to t1NJ:;SCO in France .

I uncloratMd that lo!R . BE!• COHI:.N will be away until l.he end of Mtn•ch And if you cou..L.d wrH.e a no\.e or lnt.ro<luctlon to hLm , a t t.'lot. Lime, I wouJ.d l~rt,l•t.ly o.pvrec:lato t.he ouurtesy .

It. WIU u groat honor mootlnt' you "nd ond *hicb I 8h11ll lour. r (;m.,mber .

Thanking you ago1n and with beat wlaheo for the con1lnue(.l succes s of your aplendld work , I -.m ,

Very trul~~ ~ou a a~,LM- ~ ALf hD WA.t. f ll

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IC'So Po Do ROOMftlt 1

29 Wuhillgton ~uare w .. t 1 New Ycrlc 111 NoY •

NATIONS UNIIS

I reoeind yaur letter of 19 Pebrli8r7 with

reference tow. Alfred w.-tatf. UDtcrtWUitely1 there are

no poets open in the D1'fia1on ot 8mu Rl.ghta at the pr-.at

t:lmo that oould be offered to hila. I suas-ated1 bowftr1 thet

he get i.ato ~ouoh with thil Depar.t•.at of Pulllic Dlt~tiOD 8llll •

I understand that he hea tUled out u applioaUon tam.

Your• ataaere1y 1

~P.~h lolm Po lblpbrey DI.Z'Mtcr . D1 'fiaiOD ot lbu.D. Ripta