Mon Tournal,1893. (Hachette.)—This is the first annual volume of a
now periodical for children published in Paris, and a very good volume it is. It is most abundantly illustrated, many of the pictures being coloured, and very well coloured too, while the drawing is almost uniformly excellent. As for the matter, it is full of entertainment. It differs, indeed, considerably from the reading which is provided in our children's magazines. The serious element is wanting. Our children are always being urged to good works. They are told about hospitals, missions ; they are encouraged to give their pence to found cots in children's hospitals, or to keep little African boys at school. All this is con- spicuously absent from Mon Journal. From one point of view, we do not regret the absence ; though we should be sorry to banish this serious element, it is well sometimes to be free from it. Any how, English parents may very profitably take in this magazine. It is intended for children " de 8 l 12 ans." Some allowance will have to be made for English children not reading their own language. The French is not always easy ; being colloquial, it contains new words. Still, it may be read with much profit.
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