![]() ![]() I loved that it looked like no other book I had ever seen…."ĭare Wright And The Lonely Doll uncovers the violent history behind Dare Wright's childhood separation from her father and brother and traces the origins of Wright's concern that she might not be a fully real woman. Bear and Little Bear.īest-selling author Ann Patchett remembered The Lonely Doll's importance in her childhood, "This was by far my favorite picture book. Her protagonists were a felt doll named Edith and her two ursine companions, Mr. Dare Wright, Author of "The Lonely Doll" Children's Book Series, on Ocracoke Island, North Carolinaīeautiful and enigmatic, Dare Wright captivated the children's literary world of the 1950s with the publication of The Lonely Doll, creating a new genre of storytelling though her simple text and haunting black and white photography. ![]()
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