The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. The general formula is that the family tries to solve some problem in an appealingly roundabout way, fails, and is eventually rescued by "the wise old lady from Philadelphia" who always cuts the Gordian knot with some effective but prosaic solution. The charm of the story is not in the plot, but in the telling, with the building up of layers of complication, and the affectionate fun poked at the not-quite-cartoonish characters. The "wise old lady's" solution is usually obvious to the reader, or even the young listener, from the start. (From Wikipedia)
Preface / The Lady Who Put Salt in Her CoffeeAbout Elizabeth Eliza's Piano/The Peterkins Try to Become Wise/Mrs. Peterkin Wishes To Go To DriveThe Peterkins at Home/Why the Peterkins Had a Late DinnerThe Peterkin's Summer Journey/The Peterkins Snowed UpThe Peterkins Decide to Keep a Cow / The Peterkins' Christmas-TreeThe Peterkins' Tea Party / The Peterkins Too Late For the ExhibitionThe Peterkins Celebrate the "Fourth" / The Peterkins' PicnicThe Peterkins' Charades / The Peterkins are Obliged to MoveThe Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages / Modern Improvements at the PeterkinsAgamemnon's Career / The Educational BreakfastThe Peterkins at the "Carnival of Authors" in BostonThe Peterkins at the Farm
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