▁of ▁children ▁which ▁C ule ▁in ▁his ▁Pref ace ▁says ▁are ▁not ▁intended ▁for ▁children ' s ▁reading . ▁" For ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁they ▁are ▁simple ▁records ▁of ▁inc idents ▁observed ▁and ▁children ' s ▁convers ations ▁over he ard . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁stories ▁have ▁been ▁fr amed ▁upon ▁a ▁f anc iful ▁child ' s ▁views ▁and ▁opinions ▁of ▁various ▁matters . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁dedicated , ▁in ▁all ▁hum ility , ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁know ▁and ▁love ▁their ▁children ." ▁ ▁Two ▁Little ▁New ▁Zealand ers , ▁The ▁White ▁Car avan ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁O gress ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁C ule ' s ▁children ' s ▁fiction ▁at ▁its ▁best . ▁They ▁reve al ▁his ▁understanding ▁of ▁children ' s ▁emot ional ▁needs ▁and ▁sympathy ▁for ▁their ▁pl ight ▁when ▁they ▁fail ▁to ▁receive ▁n urt uring ▁love ▁from ▁adult s . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁well - craft ed ▁children ' s ▁stories , ▁which ▁unfold ▁naturally ▁and ▁reach ▁an ▁em otion ally ▁satisfying ▁conclusion . ▁C ule ▁is ▁good ▁at ▁creating ▁memor able ▁local es ▁for ▁his ▁stories , ▁whether ▁the ▁peace ful ▁lan es ▁and ▁villages ▁of ▁Southern ▁England ▁or ▁the ▁b ust le ▁of ▁Edward ian ▁London , ▁and ▁today ▁these ▁stories ▁have ▁a ▁distinct ▁period ▁charm . ▁ ▁Less ▁successful ▁are ▁the ▁serial s ▁C ule ▁wrote ▁for ▁Wonder lands ▁( under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁Edward ▁Se aman ) ▁and ▁later ▁published ▁as ▁books . ▁Both ▁The ▁Parliament