A Broken Head - And Heart

    The Everyday Fairy Book
    by Anna Alice Chapin
    Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
    J. Coker and Son Ltd

    No publishing date given but inscribed as gift to "Kathleen" in 1930

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    1. bootsieking (34 months ago | reply)

      The idea of this always breaks my heart, thank goodness for plastic I guess!

    2. Pennelainer (34 months ago | reply)

      I know. It is pretty sad, isn't it?

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    4. lotusgreen (28 months ago | reply)

      when i was a little girl, my beloved 'madame alexander' doll broke. i think her eyes would no longer close, or something.

      near where we lived, in michigan, there was a doll hospital. it even had a sign on the front that said that. my grandmother, who was rarely pleasant, took her to the doll hospital. at least that was what she *said* she was doing.

      i didn't believe it. i had already come to believe that her philosophy was more the "if it's broken, it's worthless -- throw it away!" variety. said in the tone of the queen in 'alice in wonderland,' "off with her head!" and besides -- she's *just* a doll, why are you making such a big fuss?!!

      but i was wrong. my doll came back all fixed. but i still didn't trust my grandmother.

      added after checking: OMG! it's still there!

      www.dollhospital.com/dh/about/history.htm

    5. Pennelainer (28 months ago | reply)

      Lotusgreen That's a sweet story. I enjoyed reading it.

    6. lotusgreen (28 months ago | reply)

      :^) thanks

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