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The Christmas Dolls (The Girls Of The Good Day Orphanage)
This heartwarming Christmas story about the lovable girls at the Good Day Orphanage is the first of four favorites to be reissued with an exciting new format, featuring appealing, contemporary cover art.
Paperback
Published
November 1st 1993
by Scholastic
(first published 1967)
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This is a very short (96 pages)children's book that I picked up at the library for 25 cents. I like books centered around Christmas so I picked this one up. I don't know how many adults out there read children's literature, and I'm not really sure what age group this is for but it was a cute little story. The book appears to be in a series called "The Girls of the Good Day Orphanage". It is a Scholastic book (I loved those when I was a kid many moons ago).
The story is about two dolls that the or...more
The story is about two dolls that the or...more
During the Christmas holidays I kept having flashes of images from this book, which I haven't read since the mid 70s. I remembered the bald doll and and the satisfaction I felt when the dollmaker clamped the new wig on her head. I remembered the tall old man picking up the little orphan and carrying her home in the snow, and the limp desperation of the rag doll who thinks she'll never be given to a little girl. I found the book on eBay and it was as I remembered -- lovely. A simple and sweet sto...more
DOLLS TALK TO HIS GIRL!
What a delightful premise that dolls can "speak" to selected listeners (kids only, of course) even while adults are present. This results in natural dialogue confusion, since the grown ups remain clueless to these private conversations. This is a simple little tale of bonding between a little girl in an orphanage and two "rejected" charity dolls. Child and dolls work together to avert disaster on Christmas Eve: by providing each other the best presents--unconditional love...more
What a delightful premise that dolls can "speak" to selected listeners (kids only, of course) even while adults are present. This results in natural dialogue confusion, since the grown ups remain clueless to these private conversations. This is a simple little tale of bonding between a little girl in an orphanage and two "rejected" charity dolls. Child and dolls work together to avert disaster on Christmas Eve: by providing each other the best presents--unconditional love...more
One of my top five favorite children's books ever. I have an old copy from the 70's and I love it. For some reason as a child I was fascinated by the idea of orphanages and loved any story that involved them. This not only takes place at an orphange, but it has loveable old ladies, falling snow, roaring fireplaces, and tea.
I read this book a really really long time ago. I don't exactly remember it. I think it was about a girl who got some toys from a dumpster, and they are alive. I Think?
Anyway I think younger girls would like this book, because of the dolls and such.
Anyway I think younger girls would like this book, because of the dolls and such.
I can't even begin to imagine how many times I've read this book. I got it out of a book order because I loved books about Christmas and I liked the cover, and I loved it.
I have my childhood copy of this book and I read it to B. this year. She liked it. It is pretty nice, simple story -- well constructed, cute illustrations.
This was a fun story to read with my little girl. She liked the story line and did pretty good following the simple plot. Good book for young children. 3.5 stars.
This happened to be one of my favorite books growing up. I honestly can tell that it made me incredibly happy
OMG! I read this book every year growing up. I loved the story & my family is very big on the Christmas holiday. I think my mom even still has it in one of her Christmas boxes in the attic. Great book for the avid young reader.
Fun holiday book for doll lovers.
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