Books with author Josephine Scribner Gates

Excerpt from More About Live DollsMany eager little hands have been reach ing out for another with beseeching appeals, which I could not resist, espe cially as the Queen promised to come again. Therefore, I give you this book.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is not a Print-on-Demand or facsimile book. It was printed in 1946 by the Cornwall Press for Bobbs-Merrill and was copyrighted in 1906, 1907, 1912 and 1946. This hardcover book is filled with black and white illustrations and some full page color illustrations. This is the omnibus edition of the three stories:The Live Dolls' House Party: The Live Dolls' Busy days; and The Live Dolls in Wonderland. Author Josephine Scribner Gates (1859-1930) was a writer of children's books born in Ohio. he was known especially for her "Live Dolls" series. The doll theme developed the idea of dolls who came to life and behaved much the same as the children who played with them. She skillfully blended stories of fantasy with lessons in behavior. Many of the books were attractively illustrated by Virginia Keep. Josephine had one daughter, who most likely furnished the inspiration for many of the books.

A very popular writer of childrens' books, Josephine Scribner Gates had written 23 books. She is known especially for her "Live Dolls" series. The doll theme developed the idea of dolls who came to life and behaved much the same as the children who played with them. She skillfully blended stories of fantasy with lessons in behavior. Josephine had one daughter, who most likely furnished the inspiration for many of the books. The book is a bestseller and has been published in several editions.

Excerpt from The Live Dolls in WonderlandOf course, you know the story of The three wise men Of Gotham, who went to sea in a bowl, and you know they weren't so wise after all, because their boat was so frail their story was hardly worth telling.Now our Live Dolls knew better than to go to sea in bowls. They chose such strong boats and such queer ones, I doubt if the red book can hold all the story, but we are going to do our best to crowd it in, and so we'll begin.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Live Dolls in WonderlandOf course, you know the story of The three wise men Of Gotham, who went to sea in a bowl, and you know they weren't so wise after all, because their boat was so frail their story was hardly worth telling.Now our Live Dolls knew better than to go to sea in bowls. They chose such strong boats and such queer ones, I doubt if the red book can hold all the story, but we are going to do our best to crowd it in, and so we'll begin.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.