Annette and Samuel lead the reader on a lively trail of everyday—and not so everyday—family joys and happenings.

Sometimes their imaginations, such as a pretended cough or an unconventional hideout or "Dr." Samuel's use of real pills, get them into unusual predicaments. Sometimes outright disobedience brings unexpected results, such as the time poison ivy appeared on feet that were not supposed to be bare.

The everyday relationships with neighbors and friends through good experiences and bad ones—a stolen bicycle, a paper doll in the fish bowl—help to teach them important Biblical lessons.

In all their experiences, Father and Mother are near at hand to give them needed guidance, discipline, and instruction. Live and learn with this happy Christian family through a year of life on the farm.

Contents

• 1. The New Playhouse
• 2. At the Pond
• 3. Poison Ivy
• 4. A New Purse
• 5. Afraid
• 6. Father Is Sick
• 7. The Clean Row of Peas
• 8. No Pie
• 9. At the Neighbors
• 10. The Brown Box
• 11. The Big, Big Sucker
• 12. Two Bunnies
• 13. The Way to Sunday School
• 14. The Lost Shovel
• 15. The Hen House Door
• 16. In the Trunk
• 17. Pie for Samuel
• 18. Samuel's Little Can
• 19. A Big Knife
• 20. Samuel, the Doctor
• 21. Camp Fire
• 22. A Day in the Field
• 23. The Test
• 24. A Good Time
• 25. Surprise for Mary
• 26. Samuel's Cough
• 27. The Day for the Picnic
• 28. Two Books
• 29. The Wet Book
• 30. A Dollar for the Offering
• 31. The Closed Door
• 32. Dirty Dishes
• 33. Something for Grandma
• 34. The Blue Bicycle
• 35. Friends
• 36. Who Did Annette Make Happy?
• 37. The Secret Mailbox
• 38. A Wet Paper Doll
• 39. A New Nest
• 40. Alone At the Zoo
• 41. A Soft Answer