I also found the narrator to lack a happy child like quality that makes a book even a dull book come to life. Product Details See 1 Edition Recommended Format: Hardcover Temporarily Unavailable 2 people are interested in this title. Marcella and Raggedy Ann became inseparable, and inspired Gruelle to write Raggedy Ann Stories, which was sold with its very own Raggedy Ann doll. Raggedy Ann and Andy and Witchie Kissabye (Part of the Raggedy Ann and Andy Series) by Johnny Gruelle No Customer Reviews No Synopsis Available. But I did not care for the way it was read or portrayed in this audio. Johnny Gruelle gave his daughter Marcella a rag doll, on which he had drawn an eternally smiling face. It was really many stories and each of them had little lessons I guess you could say. Johnny Gruelle (18801938) was an American artist and writer. My children are adopted and I felt it just kept pointing out their differences and sadly not allowing for them to be more like a family of dolls. There are no writings or markings in this copy witht the exception of a previous owner's name in. This book is in good condition with some minor wear and tear and has a tight binding and a solid spine. Didn't care for that! Also the author referred to the other dolls a lot as the Dutch doll or the French doll. Here is a lovely copy of Raggedy Ann's Stories, written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle and published by The Bobbs-Merrill Compnany in 1961. He is known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Raggedy Ann Stories - by Johnny Gruelle (Hardcover) 16.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 10.1 Inches (H) x 7. There are a lot of big words used in the stories that confused my 5 year old and she kept interrupting to ask what it meant? Then there was the fact that Raggedy Ann seems to not be herself such a cuddly sweet dolly of my youth but a brain for the whole nursery of dolls. Johnny Gruelle was an American artist, political cartoonist, childrens book author and illustrator (and even songwriter). Sadly sitting with my two little girls I found listening to the stories to not be at all as kid friendly as I was hoping. I received this book free of charge in order to give an honest review.

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