Our Little Cousin is a children's book series published in the United States by the L. C. Page & Company between 1901 and 1933."Books and Other Publications for the Holiday Season", Omaha Daily Bee, December 21, 1907, p.8Wook-Dong Kim, Global Perspectives on Korean Literature, 2019 pp. 78, 79
An advertisement for the series in Christian Advocate said: "Let us suggest that you give your child a delightful, instructive summer trip to some foreign country and give him a chance to get acquainted with the life, habits, and customs of the children of that country."Christian Advocate, August 15, 1913, p.9 The books are written in story form for children of 9–10 years. Each book is prefaced with a brief introduction to the country and its people. By 1914 there were over 40 books in the series,Home Education Circular, 1914, issue 1, p. 13 eventually with at least 53 in total.
A similar series was Our Little Cousin of Long AgoOur Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago, Ad insert authored by Evaleen Stein,Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago book review Julia Darrow Cowles, and others.Our Little Cousin of Long Ago Series, a list at Goodreads
Notable contributors Mary Hazelton WadeOnline Books by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade (available online) Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
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