A delightful collection of full-page cartoons by Percy Crosby, probably more than half of them "Skippy" cartoons, many of them beautifully colored in a pastel wash style. I recognize many of these from the pages of the old "Life" magazine before it became a photonews weekly. A couple of favorites: Pg. 41: A well-hit ball has shattered the front window of a butcher's shop. As he stares out in horror, a street urchin with a ball glove is yelling back to the runner: "Hey! Only two bases on that!" And on pg. 52, a young boy is peacefully resting against a tree, contemplating the pastoral beauty that spreads in front of him: "They can say what they like --- God certainly does bat out some elegant scenery."

And so does Percy Crosby. ( )