Dolls based on books
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1quondame
Many toys manufactures have produced dolls based on books - Alice in Wonderland is a perennial as is Dorothy of OZ.
Of course the appearance of these dolls owes more to the movies than the books, but they are obviously recognizable.
A smaller set are the dolls which were from the beginning a doll - Raggedy Ann, Hitty and Edith are three that I know well.
While I know Raggedy Ann is probably familiar to most people in North America, Hitty from Hitty: Her First Hundred Years and Edith from The Lonely Doll may not be. Hitty as far as I know has never been mass produced, but has inspired many crafters to interpret her in wood, clay, and cloth. Edith, on the other hand has been produced, certainly on a smaller scale than Alice or Dorothy, in plastic, fabric, and even wood.
Of course the appearance of these dolls owes more to the movies than the books, but they are obviously recognizable.
A smaller set are the dolls which were from the beginning a doll - Raggedy Ann, Hitty and Edith are three that I know well.
While I know Raggedy Ann is probably familiar to most people in North America, Hitty from Hitty: Her First Hundred Years and Edith from The Lonely Doll may not be. Hitty as far as I know has never been mass produced, but has inspired many crafters to interpret her in wood, clay, and cloth. Edith, on the other hand has been produced, certainly on a smaller scale than Alice or Dorothy, in plastic, fabric, and even wood.
22wonderY
I have a nearly full collection of Mary Cecily Barker’s Flower Fairies.
They are 4 inch figurines that are pre-posed based on the paintings. Actually, they are more like ornaments. But there was a gift shop way back when that was selling them on deep clearance.
I took them out to the garden last spring for a miniatures challenge last year:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEJQ2Qp9Aj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
2” to 3” Brambly Hedge figures too. Penneys sold them. My kids agreed to eat Mac and cheese for a month so we could bring some of them home.
They are 4 inch figurines that are pre-posed based on the paintings. Actually, they are more like ornaments. But there was a gift shop way back when that was selling them on deep clearance.
I took them out to the garden last spring for a miniatures challenge last year:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEJQ2Qp9Aj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
2” to 3” Brambly Hedge figures too. Penneys sold them. My kids agreed to eat Mac and cheese for a month so we could bring some of them home.
3quondame
>2 2wonderY: Cute!
Of course if I can't take the clothes off and redress it does reduce my desire to own a figure. I'm all about the wardrobe, even buying dolls just for the outfit and giving it to a different one.
Of course if I can't take the clothes off and redress it does reduce my desire to own a figure. I'm all about the wardrobe, even buying dolls just for the outfit and giving it to a different one.
4MrsLee
I used to collect dolls, a passion that left me as my book collection grew and my abhorrence to dusting things took over. I had about twenty dolls given out by a gas station from long ago. I guess they were international inspired, not book inspired. My mom had one or two dolls called storybook dolls, about 6" high. She had Little Red Riding Hood, and another, but I'm not sure what her story was.
My daughter loved The American Girl books. We had all of them, also the sets of cookbooks, paper dolls, craftbook and plays. She never owned one of the dolls. Too expensive for my blood. I had an 18" doll which was from the 1950s in my collection, a lovely woman doll, not a little girl. I made an American Girl dress for Josephina for that doll, and also a copy of that dress for my daughter. Hand sewn. I used to do a lot of that, sewing dresses for Barbies and costumes for my kids.
My daughter loved The American Girl books. We had all of them, also the sets of cookbooks, paper dolls, craftbook and plays. She never owned one of the dolls. Too expensive for my blood. I had an 18" doll which was from the 1950s in my collection, a lovely woman doll, not a little girl. I made an American Girl dress for Josephina for that doll, and also a copy of that dress for my daughter. Hand sewn. I used to do a lot of that, sewing dresses for Barbies and costumes for my kids.
52wonderY
>4 MrsLee: In my Brownie troop, Mrs Haines taught us to sew. We had two projects: hemming a handkerchief and making undies for our Barbie dolls. I think those bare butts offended her.
I was a children's librarian in one incarnation. I was inspired by Traction Man to re-name a random action figure. Captain Bucky (Ohio - buckeye state) helped out around the library, like helping extract stuck cards in the computers. Patrons were encouraged to catch him at it, or stage their own stories. The kids would write their segments in a special book and illustrate them with drawings and photos.
He suffered a limb loss, and has been retired to my shelves since; but I can’t locate him at the moment. He may be off doing good deeds.
I was a children's librarian in one incarnation. I was inspired by Traction Man to re-name a random action figure. Captain Bucky (Ohio - buckeye state) helped out around the library, like helping extract stuck cards in the computers. Patrons were encouraged to catch him at it, or stage their own stories. The kids would write their segments in a special book and illustrate them with drawings and photos.
He suffered a limb loss, and has been retired to my shelves since; but I can’t locate him at the moment. He may be off doing good deeds.
6MrsLee
>5 2wonderY: Love the Captain Bucky idea!
When I was manager of the hotel, housekeeping brought me a Wolverine (maybe, can't remember for sure what it was) Lego figure that had been left in a suite. No one claimed it, so it sat on my desk for the rest of my time there and came home with me when I left.
I gave it away to a little boy at my next job. That was at a car dealership. The detail shop found a little aardvark, wooden figure with a bobbling head (painted folk art, tiny, about 2"x1") left in one of the trade in vehicles. The person who traded the car in didn't come back for about six months, but I still had her aardvark on my counter. I showed it to her and she said I should keep it since I took such good care of it. I still have that.
When I was manager of the hotel, housekeeping brought me a Wolverine (maybe, can't remember for sure what it was) Lego figure that had been left in a suite. No one claimed it, so it sat on my desk for the rest of my time there and came home with me when I left.
I gave it away to a little boy at my next job. That was at a car dealership. The detail shop found a little aardvark, wooden figure with a bobbling head (painted folk art, tiny, about 2"x1") left in one of the trade in vehicles. The person who traded the car in didn't come back for about six months, but I still had her aardvark on my counter. I showed it to her and she said I should keep it since I took such good care of it. I still have that.
7quondame
>6 MrsLee: I acquired a group of TV related toys which included a Darwin from The Wild Thornberrys, he now hangs from the right corner of my monitor.
