Johnny Gruelle's famous stories of these lovable dolls have amused and fasicanted millions of children and will continue to do so as long as imagination, action and brilliant color retain their power to interest and amuse. An ideal gift for any child. This is about Raggedy Ann and the Hobby Horse.
A small dog, abandoned near a trash dump and captured by a dog catcher, finds a place for herself when she is befriended by a circus clown whose act needs improving.
From the Childhood of Famous Americans series for young readers. Tom enjoyed his family's independent life in the wilderness. He liked to swim and fish in the streams and to hunt in the woods. He liked to float imaginary boats on the streams and watch them wind their way through the woods. This type of free living during his childhood gave Tom a lasting spirit of independence. He came to feel that all people are born equal and that all have the right to be independent.
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(The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., March 15, 1961)
Raggedy Ann has a magical wishing pebble and Raggedy Andy has a magical wishing stick. A witch found out that they had these and wanted to take them away even thought they were sewn up inside of the dolls' bodies!