27 JULY 1929, Page 28

Dr. James Dreyer and Miss Margaret Drummond have little that

is new to tell us in The Psychology of the Pre-School Child (Partridge. 6s.). In fact, anyone who went to it as to a parents' guide would probably be disappointed. They do give us, however, an account of some fundamental psycho- logical principles involved in a study of the pm-school period. They state -them plainly and intelligibly, in -quite ordinary language, and their points are illustrated with concrete anec- dotes and Observations.