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Ainslie, Kathleen
At Great-Aunt Martha's
Castell Brothers Ltd.

Catharine Susan and Me's coming out

Catharine Susan in Hot Water
London : Castell Brothers Ltd., and Frederick Stokes Company, New York.

Catharine Susan's Calendar for 1911.
London : Castell Brothers, 1910. 24pp booklet

Catherine Susan's Little Holiday

Lady Tabitha and Us
Castell Brothers Ltd. c. 1905.

Me and Katherine Susan
A story about two wooden dolls Dutch Dolls and their experiences together having tea parties, etc. This book was reported by Helen Bullard as found in paper back in 1952 in a used book store.

Me and Catherine Susan Earns an Honest Penny

Oh! Poor Amelia Jane!

Allen, Caroline Stedson
The Well Bred Dolls
Pilgrim Press, 1913. 141 p.

 Bailey, Carolyn S.
Miss Hickory
New York: The Vikings Press, 1946. 120 p.

Barber, Antonia
Satchelmouse and the Doll's House
New York : Barron's, 1987. 26 p.

Bianco, Marjery Williams
Little Wooden Doll, The
New York : The Macmillan Company, 1925. 65 p.

Bianco, Pamela
Toy Rose
Lippincott : Philadelphia, 1957. 91 p.

Doll in the Window, The
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. 32 p.

Bliss, Corinne Demas
Littlest Matryoshka, The
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1996. Picture Book.

Bracken, Grace L
Adventures of the Tin Man and The Rag Doll
1973.

Brock, Emma
Drusilla
New York : MacMillan, 1937. 120 p.
Sara's Pick - This exciting doll story bears a lot of resemblance to Hitty. It is the story of a corn-husk doll named Drusilla who is accompanying her pioneer family west in a covered wagon. It is somewhat shorter and a little simpler than Hitty, and has a similar very literal tone that should delight Hitty lovers. Most interestingly, this was published a few years after Hitty and a few particular elements suggest that the author was influenced by Hitty. Drusilla is beautifully illustrated by the author.

Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Racketty Packetty House, The
New York: The Century Co, 1906. 130 p.
Sara's Pick- I love the blending of fantasy and reality in this story, which is very distinct from a more literal doll story like Hitty. The author pulls freely from the 'real' world of the doll's tattered, disrepaired physical state as well as from an elaborate make-believe world of the dolls, in which they are so poor they have nothing to eat but turnips. This book is from the same author as the very enjoyable and famous A Little Princess, which I also highly recommend. It does not include live dolls, but dolls are frequently featured, as is the same elaborate fantasy world of a very imaginative child.

Cassedy, Sylvia
Behind the Attic Wall
New York : Avon, 1983. 310 p.

Clapp, Patricia
King Of The Dollhouse

Clare, Helen, (see Pauline Clarke)

Clare, Kathleen
Sea Foam, The Amazing Adventures of a Doll
Frederick A. Stokes Co. 76 p.

Clarke, Pauline
Return of the Twelves, The, or Return of the Genii, The, (British Title)
New York, Coward-McCann, 1962. 253 p.

Twelve and the Genii

(as Helen Clare)
Five Dolls and the Duke
London: Bodley Head. 1963. 95 p.

Five Dolls and the Monkey
Englewood Cliffs: N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1967. 127 p.

Five Dolls And Their Friends
Englewood Cliffs: N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1968. 120 p.

Five Dolls in a House
Englewood Cliffs: N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1965. 143 p.

Five Dolls in the Snow
Englewood Cliffs: N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1967. 118 p.

Cooke, Grace MacGowan
The Doings of the Dollivers: the strange adventures of a doll family
Sturgis & Walton Company, 1910. 174 p.

REVIEW- The Doings of the Dollivers is a great little fantasy novel and is dedicated "To every child who has a doll and loves it." There are seven color plates/illustrations, seventeen chapters/stories and the reading level is grades 4-5. Below is the author's preface:

"I wouldn't for the world have anyone think that anything in these Dolliver stories is the least bit exaggerated. Please, my dear readers, understand that there actually were Dollivers, that they did live in a little dollhouse in the nursery (I am afraid that eligible family residence of theirs was reconstructed out of a washstand, but that's a detail), and as for their adventures and personal characteristics--why, at our house we fully believe in every single one of them.

You see the queen of the Dolliver country got a sort of rage for subjects; her appetite was omnivorous--that long word means that she took anything in the way of a doll or toy that was what she called, 'the right size.' Mr. and Mrs. Dolliver's family tree, one may as well admit, was a Christmas tree--you will find that Mrs. Dolliver alludes to that in speaking to her husband. With them began the fun; of course a Mr. and Mrs. and a house, meant servants, family, and as we found afterward, horse, cow, garden, and neighbors. Gradually, the Dollivers drew about them a social circle; they created their own world; and that is what very, very philosophical people say every man really does.

It was about the time the Which-and-T'other twins appeared that the grown-ups began to notice and talk about the Dollivers. The family that inhabited the two-story washstand in the nursery did remarkable things. Truly their behavior was often so amazing that the only way to account for it was to originate the theory that they came alive at night, and we felt rather proud of ourselves when we got this theory well a-working. We found it an ample and satisfactory one. It provided unfailing fun and interest; and as the small queen is almost as fond of stories as she is of dolls and toys, these Dolliver stories grew and throve mightily for her pleasure. That they may give as much delight to other children is the hope of the author."

Carmel-by-the-Sea,
California, 1910

Thank you to Ron Martin
Sidwell Friends Lower School Library
Washington, DC

De Leeuw, Adèle
Nobody's doll, illustrated by Anne Vaughan.
Boston : Little, Brown, 1946 85 p.

 Dow, Ethel C
The Diary of a Birthday Doll
New York : Barse and Hopkins, 1908. 88 p.

Calhoun, Mary
The Sweet Patootie Doll, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
 New York : William Morrow & Co. 1957. approx. 30 pgs.

Gates, Josephine Scribner
The Book of Live Dolls
New York : Bobbs-Merril, 1901, '03, '20, '24, '28, '31
Containing:
The Story of Live Dolls
More About Live Dolls
The Secret of the Live Dolls

Live Dolls' Busy Days, The
Live Dolls' House Party, The
Story of the Lost Doll
Story of the Three Dolls

Gardam, Jane
Through the Dolls' House Door
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1987. 120 p.

Godden, Rumer
Candy Floss

Four Dolls (a compilation of Impunity Jane, The Fairy Doll, The Story of Holly and Ivy, and Candy Floss.)
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1983. 137 p.

Impunity Jane
New York: Viking Press, 1954. 47 p.

Little Plum
New York: Viking Press, 1963. 97 p.

Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
New York: Viking Press, 1961. 81 p.

Gordan, Dan and Zaki
Davin
New York : Delacorte Press, 1997. 170p.

Gruelle, Johnny
How Raggedy Ann Got Her Candy Heart

Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story

More Raggedy Ann and Andy Stories

Raggedy Andy Stories: Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees

Raggedy Ann Bedtime Stories

Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book

Raggedy Ann Stories

Raggedy Ann's Book of Thanks: Little Blessings for Every Day

Raggedy Ann's Candy Heart Wisdom: Words of Love and Friendship

Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble

Wooden Willie

Thrall, Josepha as Higgins, Violet Moore
The Real Story of a Real Doll. illustrations by Hazel Frazier
Chicago : Orville Brewer Publishing Company, 1910. 95 p.

Hope, Laura Lee
The Story Of A Sawdust Doll from The Make-Believe Stories
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. 120 p.

Horne, Richard Henry
Memoirs of a London Doll
Boston: Tickner, Reed, and Fields, 1852. 152 p.
Sara's Pick - This is another delightful Hitty-like story detailing the exciting misadventures of an earlier kind of wooden doll. This story, mentioned in a letter written by the author in 1840, is delightfully modern in pace and tone, and as is Hitty, quite literal in her descriptions of her surroundings, encounters, and adventures.

 Hughs, Richard
Gertrude's Child
Harlin Quist, 1966. Picture Book.

Jenks, Tudor
The Dolls that Talked
Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, 1906. 52 p.
~~The first short story of six is about dolls.

Jones, Elizabeth Orton
Big Susan
New York: Macmillan Co., 1947. 82 p.

Karas, Jacqueline
Dollhouse, The
New York : Tambourine Books, c1993. Picture Book

 King-Smith, Dick
Lady Daisy

Lovell, Dorothy Ann
The Strange adventures of Emma
London : Faber & Faber limited, 1941.

 Maitland, Julia
The Doll and Her Friends, or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina
Boston : Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. 120 p.

Mariana
Journey of Bangwell Putt, The

Miss Flora McFlimsey and the Baby New Year
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1951. (32 p., 1988 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey and the Little Red School House
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1957.

Miss Flora McFlimsey's and Little Laughing Water
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.,1954.

Miss Flora McFlimsey's Birthday
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1952. (30 p., 1987 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey's Christmas Eve
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1949. (32 p., 1988 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey's Easter Bonnet.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1951. (32 p., 1987 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey's Halloween
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.,1972. (32 p., 1987 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey's May Day
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1969. (32 p., 1987 ed.)

Miss Flora McFlimsey's Valentine
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1962. (32 p.1987 ed.)

Martin, Ann M.
Doll People, The
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2000. 256 p.
Sara's Pick- I think this is one of the best doll books to be published in years. In the story, a very old and well-loved dollhouse family in an heirloom antique house encounters a new dollhouse family with their brand-new dollhouse, entirely made of plastic! The dolls make friends quickly and grow used to one another, and they both learn about other kinds of families while sharing exciting adventures. The dolls in this story can move around freely, unlike Hitty, except when they are in DOLLSTATE! - A state of being frozen after being seen by a human. This book is a work of art from cover to cover, with elaborate and gorgeous illustration that is 'outside the lines' all over the book.

Meanest Doll in the World, The
2003, 260 p.
The Sequel to the Doll People

Newman, Gertrude
The Story of Delicia
Chicago : Rand McNally & Co. 1935.

O'Connell, Jean S.
The Dollhouse Caper
New York: Crowell, 1975. 82 p.
Sara's Pick - In this lovely story, a dollhouse family has to figure out how to warn their real family that burglars are intending to rob their home at Christmastime. I especially like this story because it is about a family of three boys who have a dollhouse that comes out at Christmastime. As the dolls fear, the boys are starting to feel they may be too old for the dollhouse.

Parrish, Anne (Anne Parrish Corliss)
Floating Island
New York : Harper and Row, 1930. 276 p.

Piercy, Caroline B.
Rosamond, The Memoirs of a Rag Doll
Cleveland : Tower Press, 1941. 48 p.

Pitt-Taylor, Nora
Wilhelmina: The Adventures of a Dutch Doll, illustrated by Gladys Hall.
International Art Publishing. approx. 30 p.

Putnam, Alice
 The Spy Doll
Elsevier/Nelson Books, 1979. 128 p.

Rae, John
Lucy Locket, the Doll With the Pocket
Saalfield, 1928.

Sleator, William
Among The Dolls
New York : Dutton, 1975. 70 p.

Smith, Nora Archibald
The Adventures of a Doll
Mclure, 1907. 64 p.

Sprague, Besse Toulouse
Pansy Eyes-A Maid Of Japan Book
Travel Tot Tales. 1922. 44 p.

Stover, Marjorie Filley
Midnight in the Dollhouse
Niles, Ill.: A. Whitman, 1985. 136 p.

When the Dolls Woke
Niles, Ill. : A. Whitman, 1990. 159 p.

Symonds, John
Away to the Moon - illustrated by Pamela Bianco
Lippincot : New York, 1956

Thrall, Josepha as Higgins, Violet Moore
The Real Story of a Real Doll. illustrations by Hazel Frazier
Chicago : Orville Brewer Publishing Company, 1910. 95 p.

Tregarthen, Enys
The Doll Who Came Alive
E.M. Hale & Co., 1942

Turk, Ruth
Doll on the Top Shelf, The
Los Altos, CA : Owl's House Press, 1998.

Turnbow, Irene
Though The Years With Henrietta
110 pages.

Turner, Ann
Secrets from the Dollhouse
New York : HarperCollins, 2000. 30 p.

Finding Walter
San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1997. 161 p.

Unknown Author
 The Doll in Dimity
London : Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. 63 p. (Only 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" in size)

The Story of the Lost Doll, illustrated by Virginia Keep
The Bobs-Merrill Company, 1905.

Dolly's Diary
Published by Ernest Nister ca. 1900. 20 p.

Unwin, Hilary
Inside The Dollshouse: A Miniature Tale
UK : Shepheard-Walyn Publishers Ltd, 1989.

Upton, Florence
Adventures of the Two Dutch Dolls, The c1895.

Golliwogg at the Sea-Side, The
London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & co., c1897. 62

Golliwogg in Holland, The
London, New York [etc.]: Longmans, Green & Co., 1904. 64 p.

Golliwogg in War, The
London, New York [etc.]: Longmans, Green & co., c1899. 64 p.

Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart," The
Harlow, Longmans, 1968. 66 p. (1901?)

Golliwogg's Air-ship, The
London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & co., c1902 64

Golliwogg's Bicycle Club, The
London, Longmans, 1967. 63

Golliwogg's Christmas, The
London, New York [etc.]: Longmans, Green & co., 1907. 62 p.

Golliwogg's Circus, The
London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & co., 1903. 64.

Golliwogg's Desert-Island, The
London, New York [etc.]: Longmans, Green & co., 1906. 65 p.

Golliwogg's Fox-Hunt, The
1905

Golliwogg's Polar Adventures, The
London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & co., 1900. 62

Waugh, Sylvia
Mennyms Alive, The
New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, 1997. 224 p.

Mennyms Alone, The
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1996. 192 p.

Mennyms In The Wilderness, The
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1995. 254 p.

Mennyms Under Siege, The
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1996. 219 p.

Mennyms, The
New York : Greenwillow Books, 1994. 212 p.

Wright, Dare
The Lonely Doll
New York : Doubleday, 1957.

Edith and Big Bad Bill
Holiday for Edith
The Little One
Doll and The Kitten, The
Little Lead Soldier, The
Lonely Doll Learns a Lesson, The

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