The Best-Loved Doll

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THE BEST-LOVED DOLL Rebecca Caudill Illustrated by Elliott Gilbert . . direct writing makes a book which should give pleasure to all dollloving girls. . . " Horn Book . . A grand story for little girls." Library Journal "A read-aloud story for girls, written with simplicity and warmth. . . " Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books Betsy is going to a party, and she has been asked to bring just one doll. Prizes will be given to the oldest doll, the best-dressed doll, and the doll who can do the most things. But the invitation says nothing about a prize for the best-loved doll; there is no place for Betsy's dear Jennifer, with her crooked wig and patched cheeks. Betsy's decision about which doll to take and its results makes a story that will appeal to everyone who has ever had a "best-loved doll." REBECCA CAUDILL was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, the setting of several of her most-loved stories. The author of numerous books for young people, among them a certain small... Tovább

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THE BEST-LOVED DOLL Rebecca Caudill Illustrated by Elliott Gilbert . . direct writing makes a book which should give pleasure to all dollloving girls. . . " Horn Book . . A grand story for little girls." Library Journal "A read-aloud story for girls, written with simplicity and warmth. . . " Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books Betsy is going to a party, and she has been asked to bring just one doll. Prizes will be given to the oldest doll, the best-dressed doll, and the doll who can do the most things. But the invitation says nothing about a prize for the best-loved doll; there is no place for Betsy's dear Jennifer, with her crooked wig and patched cheeks. Betsy's decision about which doll to take and its results makes a story that will appeal to everyone who has ever had a "best-loved doll." REBECCA CAUDILL was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, the setting of several of her most-loved stories. The author of numerous books for young people, among them a certain small shepherd, did you carry the flag today, charley? and a pocketful of cricket, she now lives in Urbana, Illinois. ELLIOTT GILBERT, a graduate of the Parsons School of Design, has alsó attended Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and the Art Students League. He lives with his family in New York where he is Art Director of an advertising agency. Vissza