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Brothers and sisters

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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A collection of short stories for children focused on the small dramas and make-believe adventures of brothers and sisters and their household companions. Episodes range from seasonal scenes and a rescued stray cat to dolls’ parties, April Fool pranks, imagined journeys, buried trinkets, and tender domestic mishaps, all rendered with gentle humor and vivid domestic detail. Recurrent themes include family bonds, imaginative play, kindness to animals and toys, and the way everyday moments become sources of moral insight and delight. The compact tales emphasize empathy, resourcefulness, and the joys and trials of shared childhood.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“Poor little kitty, how cold she must be” (page 6) Frontispiece
“See what Santa has brought the Christmas cat” 16
The littlest baby white rabbit 24
“I am April Fool” 40
Kenneth found that it was a wall of glass 44
She lifted poor Matilda and set her up on the window seat 64
In tiptoed a little figure 74
Living flowers 92
The sand stretched out like a great sheet of paper 98
Awakened by a little silvery laugh 108
They were Tommy and Mary Prout 122
What a shriek of joy went up 142