Other editions of book Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble

One day Raggedy Ann and Andy are playing by the Looking Glass Brook when Raggedy Andy discovers a round white pebble. It's a magic wishing pebble! Right away the dolls wish for a magic soda-water fountain for their friends, the Muskrats. But when the trickster, Minky, steals the pebble, the fountain instantly disappears -- along with the fun! Now it's up to Raggedy Ann and Andy to get the magic pebble back so that they can keep making wishes for all their friends. This new Raggedy Ann adventure, adapted from Johnny Gruelle's classic tale, captures the humor, warmth, and spirit of everyone's favorite rag doll. Vibrantly illustrated by Jan Palmer, here is a story that will appeal to anyone who has ever dreamed of finding something magical.

Raggedy Andy discovers a magic wishing pebble! The dolls wish for a magic soda-water fountain for their friends, but when a trickster steals the pebble, the fountain disappears. It's up to Raggedy Ann and Andy to get the magic pebble back -- and to teach the trickster a valuable lesson about kindness. In this new version of a classic, retold for young children, Raggedy Ann and the other dolls in the nursery come to life with humor and spirit.

Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle"One evening, all the dolls in the nursery, Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Henny, the Dutch doll, Fredarika, Uncle Clem very nice man doll with yarn moustache and a policeman's uniform) and the French doll and all the others, sat around telling stories.And when it came to Raggedy Ann's turn, she told of the adventures she and Raggedy Andy had with the camel with the wrinkled knees. It was very exciting and so interesting none of the dolls closed their eyes even a smidgin while Raggedy Ann spoke in her soft, cottony, rag voice. Then, when Raggedy Ann had finished, she told all the dolls it was time they were in bed; and indeed, it was, for it was almost time for smiling Mister Sun to come peeping into the windows. So all the dolls hurried and jumped into bed, in just the same positions their little Mistress, Marcella, had placed them early in the evening. In a few minutes everything was so still you could have heard the patter of a teeny weeny mouse if he had "trip-tripped" across the floor. Then Raggedy Andy raised up on his cotton stuffed elbow and whispered to Raggedy Ann, "Less have another adventure! Shall we?"And Raggedy Ann's shoe button eyes wiggled with pleasure and she whispered in reply, "Yes, Raggedy Andy! Less do!" So they tiptoed quietly to the window, climbed to the sill and catching hands jumped to the ground below, "BLUMP! BLUMP!" And so this adventure began..."

One day Raggedy Ann and Andy are playing by the Looking Glass Brook when Raggedy Andy discovers a round white pebble. It's a magic wishing pebble! Right away the dolls wish for a magic soda-water fountain for their friends, the Muskrats. But when the trickster, Minky, steals the pebble, the fountain instantly disappears -- along with the fun! Now it's up to Raggedy Ann and Andy to get the magic pebble back so that they can keep making wishes for all their friends.

Collectible! Johnny Gruelle; Donohue (Early 1940's); Edition unstated, HB, VG(No Jacket); Not ex-lib, Not remainder; HB- Bright pictorial cover, lightly edgeworn, corners slightly bumped(boards slightly showing at tips),1925 copyright; Spine-Black cloth, top/bottom lightly worn, 'doll's & castle'(Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes) pictorial endpapers; 91pp, clean, corners sharp(some creased), 60 color+ 6 b/w illus('first-generation re-prints') ; Artist, cartoonist, children's book creator,Gruelle started RaggedyAnn/Andy series shortly after daughter Marcella's death; Based on stories he told his fatally ill daughter Marcella, the Raggedy series was inspired by the child's favorite doll(created/marketed by Gruelle); Originally pub by Volland, Donohue was the exclusive reprint house for Gruelle's 'Happy Children' series until early 1940's.