tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post1374804992286805809..comments2023-09-27T02:48:37.863-05:00Comments on <b>BookMoot</b>: What a Doll!Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-72688527741014049792008-03-03T23:33:00.000-06:002008-03-03T23:33:00.000-06:00Anamaria- I had not heard of Dahlia, it looks prec...Anamaria- I had not heard of Dahlia, it looks precious.The Birthday Doll looks sweet too. <BR/><BR/>It occurs to me that my mother often read me one of the original doll stories, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy stories by Johnny Gruelle.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-24667504362107414222008-03-03T20:25:00.000-06:002008-03-03T20:25:00.000-06:00What a terrific post and discussion, thank you all...What a terrific post and discussion, thank you all! Some of the doll books you mentioned were my favorites--Hitty, the Rumer Godden books (Miss Happiness and Miss Flower!), a lot of others. I also loved The Christmas Dolls by Carol Beach York.<BR/><BR/>Some more recent favorites are Dahlia by Barbara McClintock (this is a great book) and The Birthday Doll by Jane Cutler (with wonderful illustrations by Hiroe Nakata). I'll try to think of some others, too!Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-24557258032323855272008-03-03T07:47:00.000-06:002008-03-03T07:47:00.000-06:00Mary Lee,Oh yes, The Borrowers. I think the idea ...Mary Lee,<BR/>Oh yes, The Borrowers. I think the idea that dolls had other lives when I was not in the room was part of the fascination. The Borrowers were doll house sized. <BR/><BR/>Do kids read The Borrowers today? Do teachers read the books to them?Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1617553795860870382008-03-03T04:26:00.000-06:002008-03-03T04:26:00.000-06:00How about The Borrowers? They were one of my favo...How about The Borrowers? They were one of my favorites when I was a kid.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-68338552523452769312008-03-02T09:52:00.000-06:002008-03-02T09:52:00.000-06:00Camille, This is very timely for me, as I just had...Camille, This is very timely for me, as I just had a kid who put a suggestion in the idea box at WPL that we get more books like <EM>The Doll People</EM>. (Well, I believe she wrote, "<EM>The Doll Poeple</EM>," but I still believe this is what she was getting at.) I think we have most of the books you mention, but maybe it's time for me to do a display or a bulletin board or something....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-83348849105528930212008-03-02T00:08:00.000-06:002008-03-02T00:08:00.000-06:00Wow sockbug,The Best Loved Doll has 23 5-star revi...Wow sockbug,<BR/>The Best Loved Doll has 23 5-star reviews on Amazon. The cover didn't look familiar -- did it used to have a picture of a little girl taking the doll out of a box, holding it over her head???<BR/><BR/>Honestly, if it had the word "doll" in the title I read it.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-61457024124014260012008-03-01T18:31:00.000-06:002008-03-01T18:31:00.000-06:00Oh Oh! Me too! How about the Best Loved Doll by ...Oh Oh! Me too! How about the Best Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill. I also remember a short story as a kid about a girl who breaks a vase and refuses to apologize, so her parents sell off all of her toys until they get to a raggedy well loved doll and she begs to keep it. No idea what the name of that one was and that book's packed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-23895549733865358002008-03-01T16:25:00.000-06:002008-03-01T16:25:00.000-06:00It is a pleasure being soul sisters with you, Cami...It is a pleasure being soul sisters with you, Camille. <I>Ginnie and the Mystery Doll</I> was part of a short series of books by Wolley, published in the early 70's, I think. I think that they're all long out of print, but I occasionally run across them in used bookstores. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for brightening my day!Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-47232977737452319552008-03-01T16:11:00.000-06:002008-03-01T16:11:00.000-06:00Jen,Another area where we are soul sisters. The t...Jen,<BR/>Another area where we are soul sisters. <BR/><BR/>The title of that book sounds so familiar...Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-42593598370321344232008-03-01T15:41:00.000-06:002008-03-01T15:41:00.000-06:00I liked doll stories, too, Camille. One of my favo...I liked doll stories, too, Camille. One of my favorites by <I>Ginnie and the Mystery Doll</I> by Catherine Wolley. I don't remember it all that well, but I know that I adored it.Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com