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'In The Unclouded Years we believe we are offering something unique in Australian publishing - the presentation in story and photograph of the everyday activities of children. In these pages Marion Thomas depicts, with a rare pictorial sense, little children at school and play, and Innes Cameron has provided the pictures with charming stories.' (Inside dust jacket)
Contents
* Contents derived from the Melbourne,Victoria,:Georgian House,1948 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Two year old Michael shows his independence by playing finger-games while waiting for his mother to get ready to go out. He is a responsible helper when shopping for dinner.
The children discuss how to allot their spending money to riding on the train, the donkey cart or the elephant. When the others choose the elephant ride first, sneaky Peter ensures he gets his way by buying his own elephant ride ticket, and, at the same time, four tickets for the train.
Everyone at kindergarten recognises the difference between Meta and Peta. Of the twins, Peta has fairy gold dust freckles. Meta wonders why she doesn't have them too.
Hard at work like a busy bee, Bea is dressed in her working togs and digging in the sand at the beach. When she loses her toes under the sand, she has to find them again.
