Marcella's New Doll
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780689832468
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis story shows how Marcella first discovers Raggedy Ann in her grandmother's attic. With liftable flaps.
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Beloved Belindy
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher: Atheneum
Published: 1985-05-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780027370508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarcella
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 1999-10-01
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRaggedy Ann, Beloved Belindy, Uncle Clem and Raggedy Andy sat very, very quiet, their cotton-stuffed bodies tingling as happily as Johnny Cricket's cheery tune, for they had looked through the door into Fairyland. It's summertime, and Marcella packs up her beloved dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy and all their friends, for a trip to the seashore. Nighttime is when the dolls come to life, so once Marcella is tucked in bed, Raggedy Ann and the rest of the dolls embark on a series of adventures, including a magical encounter with fairies. They also make friends with a new doll named Squeakie, and a mischievous puppy, Rags, and get lost at sea on a sailboat. Raggedy Ann leads her friends through each exciting adventure with a dose of humor and kindness. In the end it is the dolls' love for one another -- and Marcella's devotion to her dear friends -- that is the true magic in this book. This very special story collection, a tribute to Johnny Gruelle's daughter, Marcella, has been lovingly restored to delight a new generation of readers. Whimsical illustrations capture the joy and simplicity of Raggedy Ann's world, transporting you to a magical place you will want to visit again and again.
Marcella
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher: Atheneum
Published: 1985
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780027370706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1929, this colorfully illustrated book provides a collection of wonderful tales about the diverse adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy.
Raggedy Ann Stories
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher:
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this series of adventures, Raggedy Ann goes for a ride on a kite and survives a washing.
Ready to Fall
Author: Marcella Pixley
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2017-11-28
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0374303592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA young adult novel about a teen who finds hope and a fresh start after a terrible loss, and learns that being strong means letting go. When Max Friedman’s mother dies of cancer, instead of facing his loss, Max imagines that her tumor has taken up residence in his brain. It's a terrible tenant—isolating him from family, distracting him in school, and taunting him mercilessly about his manhood. With the tumor in charge, Max implodes, slipping farther and farther away from reality. Finally, Max is sent to the artsy, off-beat Baldwin School to regain his footing. He joins a group of theater misfits in a steam-punk production of Hamlet where he becomes friends with Fish, a girl with pink hair and a troubled past, and The Monk, an edgy upperclassman who refuses to let go of the things he loves. For a while, Max almost feels happy. But his tumor is always lurking in the wings—until one night it knocks him down and Max is forced to face the truth, not just about the tumor, but about how hard it is to let go of the past. At turns lyrical, haunting, and triumphant, Ready to Fall is a story of grief, love, rebellion and starting fresh from acclaimed author Marcella Pixley.
Racial Innocence
Author: Robin Bernstein
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2011-12
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 0814787088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner, Outstanding Book Award, Association for Theatre in Higher Education Winner, Grace Abbott Best Book Award, Society for the History of Children and Youth Winner, Book Award, Children's Literature Association Winner, Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize, New England American Studies Association Winner, IRSCL Award, International Research Society for Children's Literature Runner-Up, John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, American Studies Association Honorable Mention, Book Award, Society for the Study of American Women Writers Part of the American Literatures Initiative Series In Racial Innocence, Robin Bernstein argues that the concept of "childhood innocence" has been central to U.S. racial formation since the mid-nineteenth century. Children--white ones imbued with innocence, black ones excluded from it, and others of color erased by it--figured pivotally in sharply divergent racial agendas from slavery and abolition to antiblack violence and the early civil rights movement. Bernstein takes up a rich archive including books, toys, theatrical props, and domestic knickknacks which she analyzes as "scriptive things" that invite or prompt historically-located practices while allowing for resistance and social improvisation. Integrating performance studies with literary and visual analysis, Bernstein offers singular readings of theatrical productions from blackface minstrelsy to Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz literary works by Joel Chandler Harris, Harriet Wilson, and Frances Hodgson Burnett; material culture including Topsy pincushions, Uncle Tom and Little Eva handkerchiefs, and Raggedy Ann dolls; and visual texts ranging from fine portraiture to advertisements for lard substitute. Throughout, Bernstein shows how "innocence" gradually became the exclusive province of white children--until the Civil Rights Movement succeeded not only in legally desegregating public spaces, but in culturally desegregating the concept of childhood itself. Check out the author's blog for the book here.
Real-For-Sure Story of Raggedy Ann
Author: Hall, Patricia
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781455610884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShares the story of how Raggedy Ann was created by Johnny Gruelle for his daughter, Marcella, starting from an old rag doll once owned by Marcella's grandmother.
My Very Own Fairy Stories
Author: Johnny Gruelle
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamous Character Dolls
Author: Susan Brewer
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2013-08-19
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1783376228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart of the popular Famous series, Famous Dolls celebrates dolls in film, TV, cartoons, books, comics and comic strips, as well as toys such as Hamble in Playschool. It also explores the world of celebrity dolls including stars such as Shirley Temple and Mae West, pop star dolls including Michael Jackson and Cher, and dolls representing royalty. Written by leading doll expert, Susan Brewer, the author of British Dolls in the 1950s and British Dolls in the 1960s, the book starts with a series of essays setting dolls in context and exploring their role in popular culture. The main part of the book is an impressive A-Z of famous dolls, with symbols to show in which field they became famous (e.g. cartoons, toys or comic strips). The stories behind each of the dolls are told, including the tragic tale of Raggedy Ann and how a little girl inspired one of the most iconic character dolls of all time. A must-buy book for everyone who has ever own or collected dolls or is interested in popular culture.Did you know? The author of Raggedy Ann, Johnny Gruelle, was a vehement anti-vaccination campaigner after his young daughter died when she was vaccinated at school without his consent Angela Rippon created the Victoria Plum doll series based on a plum tree in her garden Holly Hobbie is an author and illustrator who named the famous patchwork-wearing little girl after her. It became a popular doll in the 1970s
