Author: Dare Wright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395901120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A lonely doll named Edith finally finds friendship with two visiting teddy bears.
The Lonely Doll
Author: Dare Wright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395901120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A lonely doll named Edith finally finds friendship with two visiting teddy bears.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395901120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A lonely doll named Edith finally finds friendship with two visiting teddy bears.
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll
Author: Jean Nathan
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466845309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A glamorous, haunted life unfolds in the mesmerizing biography of the woman behind a classic children's book In 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made the author, Dare Wright, a household name. Close to forty years after its publication, the book was out of print but not forgotten. When the cover image inexplicably came to journalist Jean Nathan one afternoon, she went in search of the book-and ultimately its author. Nathan found Dare Wright living out her last days in a decrepit public hospital in Queens, New York. Over the next five years, Nathan pieced together a glamorous life. Blond, beautiful Wright had begun her career as an actress and model and then turned to fashion photography before stumbling upon her role as bestselling author. But there was a dark side to the story: a brother lost in childhood, ill-fated marriage plans, a complicated, controlling mother. Edith Stevenson Wright, herself a successful portrait painter, played such a dominant role in her daughter's life that Dare was never able to find her way into the adult world. Only through her work could she speak for herself: in her books she created the happy family she'd always yearned for, while her self-portraits betrayed an unresolved tension between sexuality and innocence, a desire to belong and painful isolation. Illustrated with stunning photographs, The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, imprisoned by her childhood, sought to set herself free through art.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466845309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A glamorous, haunted life unfolds in the mesmerizing biography of the woman behind a classic children's book In 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made the author, Dare Wright, a household name. Close to forty years after its publication, the book was out of print but not forgotten. When the cover image inexplicably came to journalist Jean Nathan one afternoon, she went in search of the book-and ultimately its author. Nathan found Dare Wright living out her last days in a decrepit public hospital in Queens, New York. Over the next five years, Nathan pieced together a glamorous life. Blond, beautiful Wright had begun her career as an actress and model and then turned to fashion photography before stumbling upon her role as bestselling author. But there was a dark side to the story: a brother lost in childhood, ill-fated marriage plans, a complicated, controlling mother. Edith Stevenson Wright, herself a successful portrait painter, played such a dominant role in her daughter's life that Dare was never able to find her way into the adult world. Only through her work could she speak for herself: in her books she created the happy family she'd always yearned for, while her self-portraits betrayed an unresolved tension between sexuality and innocence, a desire to belong and painful isolation. Illustrated with stunning photographs, The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, imprisoned by her childhood, sought to set herself free through art.
A Gift From The Lonely Doll
Author: Dare Wright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547529643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547529643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Holiday for Edith and the Bears
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783943469226
Category : Ocracoke Island (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Edith and her friends, Mr. Bear and Little Bear, vacation on Ocracoke Island, N.C., enjoying the beach and getting into mischief in a rowboat. Illustrated with photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783943469226
Category : Ocracoke Island (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Edith and her friends, Mr. Bear and Little Bear, vacation on Ocracoke Island, N.C., enjoying the beach and getting into mischief in a rowboat. Illustrated with photographs.
Edith and Little Bear Lend a Hand
Author: Dare Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996582711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Mr. Bear thinks that he needs to take Edith ("The Lonely Doll") and Little Bear away from their beloved New York City to escape the dirty air and streets. But Edith and Little Bear don't want to move to the country, so they take up the cause of cleaning up the city. They carry signs protesting the city's dirty condition as they march in front of City Hall. Later, they find themselves on the evening television news, much to the shagrin of Mr. Bear. But even with their publicity, the protest does not seem to draw the attention of the city's Mayor. So Edith and Little Bear write a letter and send it directly to the Mayor. And the Mayor sends a letter back, urging Edith and Little Bear to do a little bit every day to clean up the city themselves, and to keep watch for any polluters. Edith and Little Bear follow the Mayor's advice, and they begin to clean up their neighborhood themselves. They even report a nearby building's very dirty plume of smoke rising from a chimney. Mr. Bear, seeing how much Edith and Little Bear care for their home and their streets, happily decides they can remain in their home in the city.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996582711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Mr. Bear thinks that he needs to take Edith ("The Lonely Doll") and Little Bear away from their beloved New York City to escape the dirty air and streets. But Edith and Little Bear don't want to move to the country, so they take up the cause of cleaning up the city. They carry signs protesting the city's dirty condition as they march in front of City Hall. Later, they find themselves on the evening television news, much to the shagrin of Mr. Bear. But even with their publicity, the protest does not seem to draw the attention of the city's Mayor. So Edith and Little Bear write a letter and send it directly to the Mayor. And the Mayor sends a letter back, urging Edith and Little Bear to do a little bit every day to clean up the city themselves, and to keep watch for any polluters. Edith and Little Bear follow the Mayor's advice, and they begin to clean up their neighborhood themselves. They even report a nearby building's very dirty plume of smoke rising from a chimney. Mr. Bear, seeing how much Edith and Little Bear care for their home and their streets, happily decides they can remain in their home in the city.
Dare Wright And The Lonely Doll
Author: Brook Ashley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733431217
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A poignant biography of Dare Wright, the beautiful and enigmatic photographer and author of The Lonely Doll children's book series, illustrated with over five hundred photographs. As Dare Wright's godchild, author Brook Ashley grew up in a magical world of dolls, bears and fairy tales helping create the scenes for Wright's children's books.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733431217
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A poignant biography of Dare Wright, the beautiful and enigmatic photographer and author of The Lonely Doll children's book series, illustrated with over five hundred photographs. As Dare Wright's godchild, author Brook Ashley grew up in a magical world of dolls, bears and fairy tales helping create the scenes for Wright's children's books.
Lona, a Fairy Tale
Author: Dare Wright
Publisher: Dare Wright Media, LLC
ISBN: 9780996582780
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Once upon a time, when magic was common and princesses were many, there lived a powerful wizard named Druth. He could transform a prince into a toad, or a shepherd boy into a sheep by a mere flick of his finger. But no matter how hard he tried he could not enchant a princess by any magic at all. Enraged and humiliated, Druth took revenge upon three kingdoms whose princesses he was unable to enchant. He flooded their lands and imprisoned the people in a deep, unending sleep. He saved one princess alone, however. She was a baby named Lona whom Druth planned to raise himself until she was old enough to enchant. Some new spell, he was certain, would eventually succeed. But when she grew up, Lona showed surprising courage, challenging the mighty wizard's power. Through Dare Wright's rich descriptions and superb photographs, readers will breathlessly follow each moment of Lona's remarkable struggle to remove Druth's spell over the three kingdoms.
Publisher: Dare Wright Media, LLC
ISBN: 9780996582780
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Once upon a time, when magic was common and princesses were many, there lived a powerful wizard named Druth. He could transform a prince into a toad, or a shepherd boy into a sheep by a mere flick of his finger. But no matter how hard he tried he could not enchant a princess by any magic at all. Enraged and humiliated, Druth took revenge upon three kingdoms whose princesses he was unable to enchant. He flooded their lands and imprisoned the people in a deep, unending sleep. He saved one princess alone, however. She was a baby named Lona whom Druth planned to raise himself until she was old enough to enchant. Some new spell, he was certain, would eventually succeed. But when she grew up, Lona showed surprising courage, challenging the mighty wizard's power. Through Dare Wright's rich descriptions and superb photographs, readers will breathlessly follow each moment of Lona's remarkable struggle to remove Druth's spell over the three kingdoms.
The Lonely Doll Learns a Lesson
Author: Dare Wright
Publisher: New York : Random House
ISBN: 9780394813561
Category : Dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Little Bear teaches Edith the doll, the value of sharing.
Publisher: New York : Random House
ISBN: 9780394813561
Category : Dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Little Bear teaches Edith the doll, the value of sharing.
The Lonely Nest
Author: Concetta Falcone-Codding
Publisher: Shetucket River Press
ISBN: 9781736908907
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"It would be some time until the steel encasement sealing my lonely nest cracked. Some might say I was too damaged to know any better, having lived with an abuser so long. The truth is hard to accept and far more egregious when I say, we learn to sacrifice the ones we love in order to survive." The secret you buried thirty years ago comes banging at your door. You refuse to open, as you have a new life and remain speechless whenever someone asks, "How did your mother and sister die?" The events described in The Lonely Nest take place in a small New England town and reveal what hides behind time and shame. With a sense of urgency, Concetta Falcone-Codding takes the reader through her family history, narrating four decades of secrets, deadly betrayals, and harm that destroyed the women in her family. Written from the perspective of her child-self, Falcone-Codding's sensitive prose exposes the translucent line between witnessing abuse and being complicit in it. The Lonely Nest is a story of domestic violence, incest, childhood loss, and courage written for all whose stories have yet to be heard. Concetta Falcone-Codding https: //www.facebook.com/TheLonelyNestSeries/ [email protected]
Publisher: Shetucket River Press
ISBN: 9781736908907
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"It would be some time until the steel encasement sealing my lonely nest cracked. Some might say I was too damaged to know any better, having lived with an abuser so long. The truth is hard to accept and far more egregious when I say, we learn to sacrifice the ones we love in order to survive." The secret you buried thirty years ago comes banging at your door. You refuse to open, as you have a new life and remain speechless whenever someone asks, "How did your mother and sister die?" The events described in The Lonely Nest take place in a small New England town and reveal what hides behind time and shame. With a sense of urgency, Concetta Falcone-Codding takes the reader through her family history, narrating four decades of secrets, deadly betrayals, and harm that destroyed the women in her family. Written from the perspective of her child-self, Falcone-Codding's sensitive prose exposes the translucent line between witnessing abuse and being complicit in it. The Lonely Nest is a story of domestic violence, incest, childhood loss, and courage written for all whose stories have yet to be heard. Concetta Falcone-Codding https: //www.facebook.com/TheLonelyNestSeries/ [email protected]
According to Aggie
Author: Mary Richards Beaumont
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781683370109
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When best friends Aggie and Fiona drift apart in fifth grade, Aggie grows to understand that fading friendships are normal, and she makes a new friend who shares more of her interests.
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781683370109
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When best friends Aggie and Fiona drift apart in fifth grade, Aggie grows to understand that fading friendships are normal, and she makes a new friend who shares more of her interests.