24 JANUARY 1880, Page 23

Poor Papa : a Kew American Story. (Hodder and Stoughton.)—

This "New American Story " is very like some old ones that we have read,—notably, like " Helen's Babies," but not so amusing or so absurd, according as our readers may have found that book. For our own part, we have had about enough of these troublesome American children; and can only hope that our English boys and girls will not, seeing how these impudent and mischievous monkeys are made iuto heroes and heroines, try to emulate them.