Children find little babies very fascinating, and BUT NOT BILLY, with its simply-patterned, lovely, pictorial words and the rosy appeal of the accompanying pictures, will be a real joy to them, as well as to the many others, young and old, who for so many reasons find babies enchanting.

Mrs. Zolotow is the author of THE PARK BOOK, illustrated by H.A. Rey. This book, her first, was exceptionally well received:

"All the fascination of the panorama of life in a city park is suggested in these bright detailed pictures and their interpretative text."—The Horn Book.

" For city and country children alike this is a picture-story book full of interest and charm."—N.Y. Times.

"A gay picture book with a friendly, rhythmic text that tells of a day in the park."—Saturday Review of Literature.

BUT NOT BILLY's full page illustrations are beautifully reproduced in delicate color. This is a first appearance in book illustration for the artist, Lys Cassal. In the back of the book there is a duplicate of one of the loveliest pictures that may be removed for framing.

From the dust jacket