The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9 (December 1, 1936)

Murphy's Moa and Other Christinas Sketches

Murphy's Moa and Other Christinas Sketches.

This publication is a Christmas story book, cleverly illustrated by those two talented artists, Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander, and it is written in Mr. Pat Lawlor's typical style as exhibited in previous Christmas publications for which he has been responsible, such as the “Maori Tales” series, which had a large following.

For anyone desiring the unusual in Christmas stories, this small book can be recommended. It is cheerful all the way through, and it breaks into new ground which does not seem to have been ploughed previously by Christmas writers. The publication is also a fine example of the printers' art, and Messrs. Simpson and Williams, Limited, of Christchurch, deserve high commendation for the excellent way in which the book has been produced. In this respect it compares favourably with the best of imported publications.