A Little Handful, By Harriet S. Scripps. (Blackie and Son.)—
This is an entertaining study of that curious creature, an American child. The self-possession, self-reliance, self-confidence of the little fellow—virtues pushed, as may be supposed, to an extreme which, the philosophers tell us, turns them into vices—are described with plenty of humour. Little Willie, though badly spoilt, is a kindly-natured, good-hearted boy au fond, and all ends well.— Paul's Troubles, by F. Scarlett Potter (S.P.C.K.), is another story about a boy who goes through various adventures and undergoes certain trials, one of thorn taking the familiar form of a lost valuable, which, however, is accounted for in a way that clears the boy's character.—Dick's Water-Lilies, and other Stories. By Anna Temple. (Same publishers.)—Here are four short stories, suf- ficiently well written and assuring an excellent moral.
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