5 JANUARY 1867, Page 27

The Children's Picture-Book of the Sagacity of Animals. (Sampson Low,

Son, and Marston.)—Illustrated with sixty engravings by Harrison Weir. We look upon this volume as the result of a very happy inspira- tion. It contains all the pretty stories relating to the sagacity of animals and birds, which it is desirable for so many reasons to impress upon the minds of children. The illustrations are singularly fresh and vigorous, far above the average of books of this kind. There could not be a more delightful present for a young child.