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Synopsis
Mary's father was a sea captain. He took long trips across the ocean in his ship. From her window Mary waved good-by when he sailed away, and she waved hello to him when came sailing back. Six times he came back with a doll for Mary, so she had six dolls from six different countries. One for each day of the week but Sunday. A dollmaker crafts a seventh doll for her and she must wait for seven days for her new doll to be finished. Oh, will it be a surprise!Editorials
Publishers Weekly
With vintage illustrations and a classic story line, the paper-over-board The Surprise Doll (1949) by Morrell Gipson, illus. by Steffie Lerch, tells of young Mary, whose sea captain father has, over many journeys, given his daughter six dolls from all over the world. But Mary yearns for a seventh, so she'll have a doll for each day of the week. How she gets her "Sunday doll" makes for gentle suspense. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
June 18, 2026
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pages
46
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781930900189