Once there was a little doll. Her name was Edith. She lived in a nice house and had everything she needed except someone to play with. She was lonely! Then one morning Edith looked into the garden and there stood two bears!
Since it was first published in 1957, The Lonely Doll has established itself as a unique children's classic. Through innovative photography Dare Wright brings the world of dolls to life and entertains us with much more than just a story. Edith, the star of the show, is a doll from Wright's childhood, and Wright selected the bear family with the help of her brother. With simple poses and wonderful expressions, the cast of characters is vividly brought to life to tell a story of friendship.
Now, most children don't even have meals with the parents and instead of books are on a regimen of 24 hours of television and one in their own room by age 8. I'm not anti-television, but too much of a good thing is bad. Fortunately, we always had an alotment of television time. Some of the healthiest kids in this neighborhood, came from a foreign family where the dad found work at a local international company. The parents said they kept the television in their room and let the kids see one children's movie a week and that was it. Surely they could have afforded mroe, but instead of depriving them, it opened up time for more play, play with children from the neighborhood and at the park, and case in point story telling, not mention getting the idea on chores early on.
Learning to take care of books is a lesson in itself.