"Our Little Hindu Cousin" by Blanche McManus is part of a book series about Indian culture. The book is aimed at introducing children to many other cultures in a fun way. The information honors the culture, educates the child, and opens their young minds to the possibility of several different people living wonderful lives in faraway places. Our little cousins of Hindustan are charming little people, even though their manners and customs and their religion are so very different from our own.