The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy

by Johnny Gruelle

'Hello, I'm Raggedy Ann. Welcome to my world. I'm going to tell you about myself and this book. Some grown-ups think I'm just another rag doll with floppy arms and legs who has been nibbled by the mice but they are wrong. When the other toys and I are left alone we get up to all sorts of games and adventures. Once I nearly got boiled to bits in the washing machine. Then I had fun with the kittens and the puppy. But best of all, one day Marcella's daddy brought home a package with another rag doll in it. They called him Raggedy Andy. What jolly times we have! What funny games we play! He is now my "best friend." I'm sure you will enjoy reading this book full of stories about us.'

Genres: Classics

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2014

About the author

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.


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Reviews

[Devon · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Carolina Caires · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Gifta · Rating 4 out of 5]

[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!

[Samantha · Rating 1 out of 5]

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!