Our Little Canadian Cousin

A gentle children's tale set in a small New Brunswick city follows a family whose children, Marjorie and Jack, as they anticipate a summer camping holiday and the arrival of a visiting cousin. The narrative shifts between domestic scenes, garden and river landscapes, and outdoor pastimes—canoeing, skating, sleighing, hunting, and tent camping—offering descriptive vignettes of seasonal pleasures, family routines, and local community life. Episodic chapters and illustrations combine practical preparations, small adventures, and affectionate interactions to portray the enjoyment of wide, uncrowded natural surroundings and provincial recreation.