Living next door to us, when I was about four years old, was a little girl named Bessie I cannot recall her last name. Your letter brings many pleasant memories to my mind and takes me back to my childhood. Let him share in the happiness of your household. Introduce Raggedy Andy to Raggedy Ann, dear Johnny. Is it any wonder that I was surprised when I saw the title of your book? My mother called the doll Raggedy Andy and it was by this name that I have always known him. May it prove to you a gift from Fairyland, bringing with it all the "wish come true" that you may wish and, if possible, add to the sunshine in your life. I can still feel it's soft rag arms (as I used to imagine) about me, and hear the words of comfort (also imaginary) that were whispered in my ear.Īs you say in your Raggedy Ann book, "Fairyland must be filled with rag dolls, soft loppy rag dolls who go through all the beautiful adventures found there, nestling in the crook of a dimpled arm." I truly believe there is such a fairyland and that rag dolls were first made there, or how else could they bring so much sunshine into a child's life?Īll the little girls of my acquaintance have your Raggedy Ann book and doll, and for the happiness you have brought to them let me give to you the doll of all my dolls, the doll I loved most dearly. The fun that we two have had together I cannot begin to tell you, but often, like the little boy who went out into the garden to eat worms when all the world seemed blue and clouded, this doll and I went out under the arbor and had our little cry together. She treasured it highly, I know, for she kept it until I came and then she gave it to me. This doll belonged to my mother and she played with it when a little girl. When I saw your Raggedy Ann books and dolls in a store near here, I went right in and bought one of each, and when I had read your introduction to "Raggedy Ann" I went right up to an old trunk in my own attic and brought down the doll I am sending you with this letter. LITTLE SIMON New York London Toronto Sydney Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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