20 APRIL 1867, Page 21

Zaida's Nursery Notebook, for the Use of Mothers. By A.

L. 0. E. (Nelson and Sons.)-1 pretty and pleasant little semi-story about chil- dren, their ways and their tempers. The most exciting incident is a fight between the mother who is supposed to record her experience and her little girl ; the fight lasts three-quarters of an hour, and the little girl is "palmed" twice before it is over. If our readers are not mill- ciently versed in comparative nurseryology to know the meaning of the word in inverted commas, they will find the account in the book dra- matic and suggestive enough, and we are glad to send them to the book for other reasons.