From Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories (published 1951).
This book is filled with stories that are, in the words of Uncle Arthur’s preface, “both factual and helpful” and “guaranteed to make bad children good and good children better.” No wonder the kids in this picture are having such a hard time looking thrilled.
$500 to anyone who can tell me the nationality of the girl on the far right. In what country does the traditional garb include a plaid sarong, a floral blouse, and a pointy paper hat? Spaz-bekistan?
