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Maureen Clare Meadows Maureen Clare Meadows i(A46763 works by) (birth name: Maureen Clare Eklund) (a.k.a. Maureen C. Meadows)
Born: Established: 31 Oct 1919 Home Hill, Ayr - Home Hill - Cape Upstart area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 28 Feb 2013 Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Little Words to God Maureen Clare Meadows , Sydney : George M. Dash , 1949 Z1281454 1949 selected work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon 'I Loved Those Yanks' Maureen Clare Meadows , Sydney : George M. Dash , 1948 Z1281321 1948 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon Billi-Billi's Walkabout Maureen Clare Meadows , Brisbane : Watson Ferguson , 1945 Z845925 1945 single work children's fiction children's H.M.Saxby's A History of Australian Children's Literature 1941-1970 (1971) :186 observes that the work 'discusses the phenomenon of the walkabout, and marvels that a mission boy should succumb to such a primitive urge!'
1 Holy Night i "Were the stars that shone in Bethlehem", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 29) A child kneels before the window contemplating if children knelt like this before the star of Bethlehem when the Saviour Christ was born.
1 Rainy Day i "Pitter, patter, on the rooftops", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 28) A young child loves to be outdoors with 'daddy's big umbrella' when the rain dances and sings.
1 Wind Spirit i "There's a spirit of wind in the house to-night", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 27) In the night, the wind takes on a human form, impishly threatening the sleepy child.
1 Fears at Night i "When everyone has gone to bed", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 25-26) At night, there are many things to fear. Furry rugs might turn into bears; the coat behind the door may be a leering dwarf; strange voices sound in the darkness. Yet in the morning sun, it is difficult to believe them true.
1 Relations i "There's Aunt Jemima on daddy's side", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 23-24) A child describes her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents, understanding their differences, but also their connections in belonging to family.
1 A Penny to Spend i "With a penny to spend, on dancing toes", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 22) A young girl has a penny to spend in the candy shop. She delights in looking at all of the different types of candy, before finally choosing an all-day sucker.
1 Judy's Week i "I never do like Mondays", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 13-21) This work consists of 7 sections of verse, each titled by a day of the week. On Monday, Judy doesn't like Mondays because she can't do the things she wants to do. On Tuesdays, she visits the cook, reads and watches Hop Lee the kind 'chinaman' who brings the fruit and vegetables. Wednesday is the day that Miss Grimwade comes to the house to give Judy lessons in geography, history and 'sums'. On Thursday, Judy gets dressed up and goes visiting with her mother. Friday is shopping day with Mummy. Judy's favourite day is Saturday, when Priscilla comes to play and they play at being pirates, then Judy helps her father in the garden. On Sundays, the family goes to church and Judy observes the congregation, thinks about her 'wickedness' and resolves to do better in the following week.
1 Imp i "I'm an imp", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 12) A child is determined to be 'a natural-born, mischievous, impossible imp' rather than '[c]lean, boring and cheerful, good-tempered and kind'.
1 Things i "I don't like the things", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 11) Bugs and spiders and frogs and insects are not easy to like!
1 Straight Hair i "God made some hair curly", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 10) Katie deems God unfair for making her hair straight and dull, while others have luxurious curls; though she concedes that she should be grateful that God gave her hair at all!
1 Walking i "There's nothing at all for me to do", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 9) When there's noone to play with and nothing to do, a child walks among the daisies with no specific destination in mind.
1 Sand Crabs i "They play on the beach in the afternoon", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 7-8) A four year old sits very still and quietly, watching the sand crabs marching on the beach in rows.
1 Fed Up i "In the tale of the hare and the tortoise", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 6) Young Jane is fed up with accusations that she is fat and lazy, and slow like a tortoise. She is also very sad because she feels she tries very hard.
1 In the Water i "The houses wriggle and shiver", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 5) A child discovers an topsy-turvy, duplicated world while looking into water.
1 In Disgrace i "They say that I've been naughty", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 4) A child ponders the reasons for punishment when he feels he was merely being curious about the workings of a clock.
1 Fairy Cobbler i "Tippety Tap! Tippety Tap!", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 3) The happy little fairy cobbler taps away at the tiny shoes of the wallaby, snail and pixie.
1 Swinging i "Here I go", Maureen Clare Meadows , 1944 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Cobbler's Pegs 1944; (p. 2) This poem relates the joys of playing on a swing, the imagination of flying, and the views across the countryside.
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