Raggedy Ann Stories audiobook

I enjoyed this first book in the Raggedy Ann & Andy set of stories. They were poignant, knowing the girl in the story is the author's daughter, who died at age 13.

One thing missing from these stories is a list of the dolls. You do get to know them as you go along but a role-call at the start would have been nice so here you go.Raggedy Ann - Female, cheap stitched doll.Four Penny Dolls - Female, small dolls.Indian Doll - Male, given his tracking skills i'm assuming indian as in Native American.French Doll - Female.Uncle Clem - Male, scotish doll complete with kilt.Tin Soldier - Male, made of tin as the name suggests.Dutch Doll - Male, Dutch dolls are usually wooden. Says 'mamma' when knocked over (i had no idea they had talking dolls as early as 1918 :) ). Proto-toystory tales. Read about what the dolls get up to when their owner isn't looking. These are really nice kids stories and even the gutenberg versions come illustrated which is great. There are some minor issues, it can be a little bit twee at times. And by a LITTLE bit, i mean it occasionally feels like your trapped inside a candyfloss, while under rainbow cannon assault by an army of 'Care Bears' riding 'My Little Ponies' :P . It also goes in the opposite direction on occasion. While its made clear the dolls feel no pain, its still a little unsettling when they get damaged, such as "(view spoiler)[ Raggedy Ann.. smiled so hard she ripped two stitches out of the back of her rag head. (hide spoiler)]" eeew! i know its just a doll but thats still creepy :lol.Overall, very hard to dislike even for someone as emotionally dead inside as I am ;) .

I like the doggie because he's cute. I thought the sisters were really spooky.

Read aloud to J. She loved it. When we finished the last story, she sighed, "That was beautiful." Pretty cute. :)

I love Raggedy Ann. She is active, intelligent, and warm-hearted.I put up an illustrated version of the book on Amazon Kindle. I wanted it to be something parents will give to their children, so I edited out the racism.http://www.amazon.com/Raggedy-Stories...

These stories captivated our two little girls so the author must have done something right with respect to his target audience :)

A favorite from my childhood. My grandmother gave it to me along with handmade dolls.

Raggedy Ann is one of those characters we all think we know, but I for one had never read any of the original stories on which her pop culture ubiquity is based. I knew that she was a red-haired doll (I have curly red hair; “Raggedy Ann” was not an uncommon nickname/slur in my childhood) and I have some Little Golden Books starring her and her… I guess, brother?… Raggedy Andy, but aside from the vague feeling of goodwill that she engenders, I really had no idea of the quality of her origin story.But then I spied a handsome hardcover edition of her collected tales, and of course bought but didn’t read it, until today I babysat my friend Claire’s bibliophilic four-year-old twins and thought this would be the perfect bedtime story.And it turns out? Raggedy Ann is really quite lovely.She is indeed a doll, and she is the most popular toy in Marcella’s nursery, her sunny nature and helpful demeanour making her a firm favourite with all her plaything colleagues. The twins sat entranced, alternately open-mouthed and giggling, as I read story after story, and while story time took over an hour, I was totally fine with that, so cute are the stories. It is always with a sense of relief that I read (or hear, or watch) something long-beloved and find it worthy of its long-held popularity, and with this one, I am happy to confirm that the Raggedy Ann stories are cute as anything, and stand up to this very day.Read them to the four-year-olds in your life. You won’t regret it.

A lovely book. Yes, it's of its time, but that's the joy ... something as sweet and simple would seem impossibly naive, today. It's not modern: Marcella treats her doll with equal parts tenderness and unthinking sadism, there's a black servant, and Raggedy Ann's pleasant equanimity must have been easier to swallow in a time when women were supposed to be happily subservient.And yet ... fairies, kittens, candy hearts, the gentlest of adventures, only happy endings, and the most beautiful illustrations by the author (if you're reading an unillustrated version, you're missing A Lot. Stop right now, and get the illustrated one (it's free on Project Gutenberg). If a book could smell, it would smell like an apple orchard in blossom with English daisies blooming through the meadow-grass below.Four stars, because I'm reserving five for the odder, later books, when Raggedy Ann throws off the shackles of simply being a doll, and goes on Rupert-or-Oz-like adventures in unusual fairylands.(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!

This was so cute. Very heartwarming. She’s a thoughtful doll because she has fresh white cotton in her and loving because she has a candy heart 💝 Found this 1918 edition at a library sale! Love those finds 😊

One of my favorites as a child. I still love it. :)

I've had this collection since I was a little girl. Reading it to my daughters was such a nostalgic, heartwarming experience.

I Love Raggedy Ann. She was one of my first dolls as a kid, and she met a sad demise when I was about 5 years old, which forever left a hole in my heart. I loved this book as it brought back many childhood memories we experienced on our own. I listened to the audiobook, a librovox recording, and the young reader did a fairly good job. Oh the various adventures Raggedy and her doll friends take with and without their mistress are nothing short of excitement for a Raggedy Ann fan.