Selected from the original storybooks and accompanied by Grulle's trademark paintings of Raggedy Ann and her friends in the nursery, this collection of genial phrases celebrates friendship and its qualities of love, loyalty, truth, and generosity. Full-color illustrations. When Raggedy Ann and a young girl named Marcella first became friends it was the beginning of an era -- one that would last for more than eighty-five years and extend to children all over the world. Their special friendship has shown generations of readers not only what it means to be a good freind, but why friends are so important in our lives as well. From the bit of sunshine a warm word puts in our hearts to the joy of sharing, this book of kind thoughts and welcoming prose is sure to make any friend smile.
When Raggedy Ann and a young girl named Marcella first became friends it was the beginning of an era -- one that would last for more than eighty-five years and extend to children all over the world. Their special friendship has shown generations of readers not only what it means to be a good freind, but why friends are so important in our lives as well. From the bit of sunshine a warm word puts in our hearts to the joy of sharing, this book of kind thoughts and welcoming prose is sure to make any friend smile.
