Overy Ninety years ago a story about a rag doll found in a grandmother's attic captured the hearts of Americans. Many generations have shared the adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy and their stories have been passed along to children by their grandparents, and parents.
Johnny Gruelle was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator (and even songwriter). He is known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. He had such confidence in his design that often he would create the final ink work without first sketching in pencil.
These are non-sensical stories with whimsy and adventure. My kids loved it (as a read aloud)… I struggled to get through it. I won’t read it again, but thought it was worth reading through once.
As minhas leituras em Inglês têm andado paradas, por isso para as retomar decidi pegar em algo fácil e acessível à leitura, para treino. Raggedy Ann é uma boneca feita de algodão suave que juntamente com os outros bonecos e brinquedos ganha vida assim que a sua criança desaparece. Têm início muitas aventuras com estes bonecos que ganham vida e que através das suas peripécias divertidas ensinam os valores às crianças. Este livro compila várias histórias que nos lembram a nossa infância mas que já não nos atraem como naquela altura. Tudo tem o seu momento.
[Sorry for my bad English] For a children's book, it gives what children need and want. If you're older than 10, this book might not be suitable anymore.
It's so sad that I'm not below 8 anymore, so I kind of skipped to the end directly after halfway through the book. If I read it when I was 7, I probably would always reread it before going to bed!
Can you spell boring? I can! That's basically how this book reads, and so many words are repeated and the stories almost start to feel the same. Classic or not, I just could not finish it!