Having read Charles J. Finger's article, "A Note on Children's Books," James Keddie wrote to Finger in 1931 for permission to reprint his article in an inhouse monthly publication of Bellows-Reeve, a book publishing company of which Keddie was the eastern distributor. Keddie's special project for the Bellows-Reeve company was Journeys Through Bookland, a compilation and guide of educational books for children. Keddie supported the use of adventure and magic in children's literature; he found a defender of his views in Charles J. Finger. In 1933, Keddie became vice-president of Bellows-Reeve Company, and Charles J.Finger became managing editor. Finger edited a monthly journal for Bellows-Reeve and answered queries from readers. He also compiled a supplementary Reading List and Introduction to the Journeys Through Bookland.

Keddie, a Scotsman by birth, shared Finger's interests in juvenile books, the classics, and bagpipes.

For further biographical information on Charles J. Finger see the Finger-Stone Correspondence (MC 449).