The city can be a good place for children-as goodlas, or better than, the suburbs or the country, says the distinguished author of this sensitive and revealing book. If parents are alert to the problems and benefits of the urban enfironment, if they are reasonable and responsible, then their children "can have as rich and full a childhood" as their collntei parts elsewhere. Dorothy Barclay's assurance in writing about this subject comes both from her extensive knowledge of the work of other leading authorities and from her own experience as a veteran city dweller and city parent. She writes of the manifold opportunities of city life (getting to know the city, the cultural sights and sounds), the child and his friends (visiting, the teenage hierarchy, dating), nursery schools, vacations, and jobs. On the debit side, she faces squarely the problems of prejudice and poor schools and such hazards as "the erratic stranger.” Her book is a guide for parents and children everywhere to a healthier and happier life.