Friday, January 3, 2025

A Letter from Ireland

Dear family,

My flight to Ireland (AYE-er-land) was pleasant. (Not every knitter gets to fly in The Writer's knitting bag.)


I wore a plastic bag to protect myself from the rain, because they have a lot of rain in Ireland. I'm a doll, and I don't want to get water inside my head, because it could make the inside of my head moldy. Real children should never wear plastic bags over their heads. Real children don't get moldy insides of heads, so they don't need it, and real children need to breathe. You can't breathe with a bag over your head, so it's dangerous. It's good I don't need to breathe. 


We flew over some land covered with snow and then the ocean. The Writer held me up to the window, so I could see. 


The writer said Ireland is close to another country called England. She said that was where the English language started. (I knew that, of course. I read a lot.)


The sun was shining when we landed in Shannon, but it was raining by the time our ride reached the hotel. I was glad I had my boots and umbrella. 


Shannon is the town where one of the main airports in Ireland is located.

We went hiking in one of the big parks. We could hear a cuckoo bird calling from a long way off. It sounds just like the little bird that pops out of the clock in the hall to tell us what time it is. There were lovely yellow bushes everywhere. The Writer said they were gorse bushes. (Gorse rhymes with horse.)


We took a ride in something called a jaunty cart. It's a nice way to travel, and it doesn't go very fast. That gives you plenty of time to look around. A horse, not a gorse, pulls the jaunty cart. (A gorse doesn't do anything much besides sit there and look pretty, so a gorse pulling a jaunty cart would be really slow!) There were lots of jaunty carts on the road, so we decided that a lot of other people had the same idea we had.


I discovered that there are a lot of sheep in Ireland. Sheep make all that yummy wool, which is where a lot of knitting yarn comes from. I think sheep are my favorite animals, other than cats, of course...and dogs...and horses...and goldfish.


We have been seeing the sights, too. That's called sightseeing (SITE-see-ing). Sightseeing is when you go to places you have only read about. 

Ireland has some great castles you can visit. We went to see Blarney Castle. It was built in 1446, which was 574 years ago. That's a long time, especially in doll years. It was built long before there were dolls like us.


Of course, one of my favorite things about the trip was visiting the wool shops. Those are what we call yarn shops.


The writer told me I could buy something, and she would pay for it. I picked out some nice yarn to bring back with me.


This is the yarn I picked out. It will keep me busy for a while.


The pubs in Ireland are very nice. The word "pub" is the short name for "public house." That's a place where human people go to eat and drink. It's like a restaurant (REST-uh-rahnt) or a cafe (keh-FAY). They have drinks for grownups, like wine and beer, but they also have drinks for everyone, even children and dolls, like tea and soda. You can even get milk!

When you drink a toast in Ireland, you say, "Slánte" (SHLON-shuh), which means "health." To drink a toast, you gently touch your glass or cup to someone else's and say "Slánte." 


I've been pretending to drink the lovely local tea with milk. I have my tea with something called "soda bread." It's tasty. I like the kind that's brown best. Sometimes it's still warm from the oven, with butter on it.


Some people bring musical instruments to the pubs and play for everyone. 


Sometimes people get up and dance (or pretend to dance, which is easier for me). I watched the human people dancing and pretended to dance the way they did.



Ireland has a special holiday we also have at home. It was St. Patrick's Day. That's when people in Ireland celebrate (SELL-uh-brate) the man who brought the Christian religion to Ireland. That means they do special things to remember him, like have a party or a parade. There are people of all religions in Ireland, but a lot of them are Christians. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on March 17. Everyone wears green. I wore green almost every day anyway. I knew I would need green clothes in Ireland! People keep telling me I look Irish.


Much of Ireland is very green. I think green must be their favorite color. It is an island, so it is surrounded by ocean. Sometimes the ocean is green, but often it is blue.


The seaside towns are so pretty, and there are lots of boats. 


Some of the people who live close to the ocean make a living catching fish. They catch the fish to eat or to sell to other human people to eat. (Don't read this part to Cleo!)


Today is our last day, and it has been very exciting! We stopped in a pub for tea, as we have done every afternoon. It was raining (again). When we came out, the rain had just stopped and the sun had come out. There was a real rainbow!


I've heard that leprechauns hide their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, so I went to look. The part of the rainbow that touched the ground ended by an old fence. I was very surprised to find a pot of gold-colored yarn!


That was not what I thought a pot of "gold" would be. I wonder where the leprechauns hide their other colors. I didn't take any, of course, because it didn't belong to me; it belonged to a leprechaun. (We shouldn't take things that don't belong to us, and besides, I am a guest in their country.)

Our return trip may be delayed because of flight cancellations (KAN-suh-LAY-shuns). That means the airline couldn't fly as planned. The writer said that she can ship me home in a box, but it may take a couple of days. That's OK, because my new knitting wool will keep me cosy. See you soon! (If The Writer's flight is cancelled, we may have the house to ourselves for a while.)

Love and XXX,

Mandy

P.S., The Writer says not to worry if she can't get a flight home just yet. She will stay in Ireland and work on the stories by email with Mariah. Mariah and Billy can decide what photos to take. The Writer will come home when she can, but we should please stay out of trouble!


Cast--
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Marmalade: Purrrfect Cats from KTL
Cleo: Herself

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Doll's Storybook Table of Contents: All the Stories with Dates and Links

                                   Table of Contents

Here are all the story titles with dates and links, in order:


1) June 22, 2018, “Little Miss Crocker and the Spider”

2) June 29, 2018, “Existing Outside the Box”

3) July 6, 2018, “What Do Dolls Do on Their Day Off? 

4) July 13, 2018, “Skiing in Summer?”

5) July 20, 2018, “A Picnic by the Lake”

6) July 27, 2018, “Insomnia”

7) August 3, 2918, “Dipping Into Art”

8) August 10, 2018, “Lemonade”

9) August 17, 2018, “The Adventures of a Busy Doll”

10) August 24, 2018, “Where dolls Come From”

11) August 31, 2018, “Reading Things”

12) September 7, 2018, “Outdoor Fun”

13) September 14, 2018, “Flying or Lying”

14) September 21, 2018, “Welcoming the Newcomer”

15) September 28, 2018, “Being Little”

16) October 5, 2018, “Why Are There Dolls?”

17) October 12, 2018, “Stars”

18) October 19, 2018, “Being Good”

19) October 26, 2018, “Scary Things”

20) November 2, 2018, “Planting Bulbs”

21) November 9, 2018, “Charlotte’s Birthday”

22) November 16, 2018, “Reading, Writing and Recycling”

23) November 23, 2018, “It’s a Boy”

24) November 30, 2018, “You Are Special”

25) December 7, 2018, “Happy Hanukkah, Charlotte!”

26) December 14, 2018, “Caroling and Dreaming”

27) December 21, 2018, “Santa Visits”

28) December 28, 2018, “Having Fun With Toys”

29) January 5, 2019, “Cousins!”

30) January 11, 2019, “Cooking Lesson”

31) January 18, 2019, “Boredom”

32) January 25, 2019, “Trouble at School”

33) February 1, 2019, “Veronika’s Birthday”

34) February 8, 2019, “Bounce or Splat?”

35) February 15, 2019, “Meeting the Elephant”

36) February 22, 2019, “Choosing and Chosen”

37) March 1, 2019, “Snow!”

38) March 8, 2019, “Soft, Warm and Fun to Make”

39) March 15, 2019, “What Dreams May Come”

40) March 22, 2019, “Need a Hobby?”

41) March 29, 2019, “A Good Turn”

42) April 5, 2019, “It’s Spring!”

43) April 12, 2019, “The Birthday Gift”

44) April 19, 2019, “Celebrations”

45) April 26, 2019, “Ups and Downs”

46) May 3, 2019, “Gossip”

47) May 10, 2019, “Going Hungry”

48) May 17, 2019, “Sunshine in the Rain”

49) May 24, 2019, “Paper Fun”

50) May 31, 2019, “A Visit to the Mesozoic”

51) June 7, 2019, “Welcoming a Stranger––A Fairy Tale”

52) June 14, 2019, “A Field Trip to the Dentist’s Office”

53) June 21, 2019, “Keeping Up With Jonesy”

54) June 28, 2019, “Myrtle the Turtle”

55) July 5, 2019, “The Philosophy of Sad Times”

56) July 12, 2019, “Fuzzy Town—A Play”

57) July 19, 2019, “Heat Wave”

58) July 26, 2019, “Veronika Sews”

59) August 2, 2019, “Ice-cream Social”

60) August 9, 2019, “Money in a Jar”

61) August 16, 2019, “An Encounter With a Wolf”

62) August 23, 2019, “On the Wing”

63) August 30, 2019, “The Spelling Test”

64) September 6, 2019, “The Last of Summer”

65) September 13, 2019, “Getting Answers”

66) September 20, 2019, “The Cruise That Didn’t Happen”

67) September 27, 2019, “Emil”

68) October 4, 2019, “Welcome Emil”

69) October 11, 2019, “Marmalade”

70) October 18, 2019, “Talking to Animals”

71) October 25, 2019, “Talents”

72) November 1, 2019, “Keeping Pets”

73) November 8, 2019, “Besties”

74) November 15, 2019, “Parts of Things”

75) November 22, 2019, “The Surprise”

76) November 29, 2019, “Gratitude”

77) December 6, 2019, “A Colorful Story”

78) December 13, 2019, “Emil’s Big Problem”

79) December 20, 2019, “And to Dolls a Good Night”

80) December 27, 2019, “Happy New Year”

81) January 3, 2020, “Together”

82) January 10, 2020, “Writing Differently”

83) January 17, 2020, “Storytime”

84) January 24, 2020, “A Different Challenge”

85) January 31, 2020, “Being Green Makes It Easy”

86) February 7, 2020, “A Baseball Game With a Strange Ending”

87) February 14, 2020, “Valentine’s Day”

88) February 21, 2020, “Twinkle, Twinkle”

89) February 28, 2020, “Rules for Success”

90) March 6, 2020, “Water, Water”

91) March 13, 2020, “Staying Well”

92) March 20, 2020, “A Letter from Ireland”

93) March 27, 2020, “While the Cat’s Away….”

94) April 3, 2020, “Playing at a Distance”

95) April 10, 2020, “Making Do”

96) April 17, 2020, “Unmasked. A Retelling of an Old Story”

97) April 24, 2020, “Beliefs and Facts”

98) May 1, 2020, “Distraction”

99) May 8, 2020, “In Bloom”

100) May 15, 2020, “Memories”

106) June 26, 2020, "A Ski Trip for Jolena?"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-ski-trip-for-jolena.html

107) July 3, 2020, "Mariah's Play"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/mariahs-play.html

108) July 10, 2020, "The Boys Cook Dinner"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-boys-cook-dinner.html

109) July 17, 2020, "The Homecoming"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-homecoming.html

110) July 24, 2020, "Courage"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/courage.html

111) July 31, 2020, "Little Billy"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/little-billy.html

112) August 7, 2020, "Getting What You Want"
http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/08/getting-what-you-want.html

113) August 14, 2020, "Masks"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/08/masks.html

114) August 21, 2020, "A Hair-raising Adventure"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-hair-raising-adventure.html

115) August 28, 2020, "A Hair-raising Adventure, Part Two"
https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-hair-raising-adventure-part-two.html

116) September 4, 2020, "Composing Compost"

117) September 11, 2020, "Composing Compost, Part Two"

118) September 18, 2020, "Color-blind"

119) September 25, 2020, “Fire!”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/09/fire.html


120) October 2, 2020, “The Interview”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-interview.html


121) October 9, 2020, “Big News”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-post.html


122) October 16, 2020, “Pippa”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/10/on-ballot.html


123) October 23, 2020, “On the Ballot”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/10/on-ballot.html


124) October 30, 2020, "Saying It Right"

125) November 6, 2020, "The Book"

126) November 13, 2020, "Apostrophes!"

127) November 20, 2020, "Good Sports"

128) November 27, 2020, "Pen Pals"

129) December 4, 2020, "What's Behind the Door?"

130) December 11, 2020, "Photo Day."

131) December 18, 2020, "A Tree Grows in the Living Room"

132) December 25, 2020, "What Did You Get?"

133) January 1, 2021, "Eight Favorite Things"

134) January 8, 2021, "Baby Doll"

135) January 15, 2021, "A Story About a Boy"

136) January 22, 2021, "This Is Who I Am!"

137) January 29, 2021, "Pippa's First Snow!"

138) February 5, 2021, "Sorry!"

139) February 12, 2021, "Valentines!"

140) February 19, 2021, "Hearing with Your Eyes"

141) February 26, 2021, "Getting Shots"

142) March 5, 2021, "The Survey"

143) March 12, 2021, "Brown Dolls?"

144) March 19, 2021, "Special Glasses"

145) March 26, 2021, "Ripples"

146) April 2, 2021, "Rising to the Occasion"

147) April 9, 2021, "A Science Experiment, Part 1"

148) April 16, 2021, "A Science Experiment, Part 2"

149) April 23, 2021, "You and Me" (Story #150)


151) May 7, 2021, "Fasting and Feeding"

152) May 14, 2021, "Work in the Workroom."

153) May 21, 2021, "When Dolls Sleep."

154) May 28, 2021, "Wheels on the Court"

155) June 4, 2021, "A Conversation with Emil"

156) June 11, 2021, "Best Buds"

157) June 18, 2021, "Too Big, Too Small"

158) June 25, 2021, "Look-alikes"

159) July 2, 2021, "The Dolls' Request"

160) July 9, 2021, "Lightning."

161) July 16, 2021, “The Boy Who Cried “Wolf!”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-boy-doll-who-cried-wolf.html


162) July 23, 2021, "Hair Today, Curly Next Week? Part One"

163) July 30, 2021, "Hair Today, Curly Next Week? Part Two"

164) August 8, 2021, "Back to School"

165) August 13, 2021, “Speaking in Tongues”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/08/speaking-in-tongues.html


166) August 20, 2021, “Life on Wheels”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/08/life-on-wheels.html


167) August 27, 2021, "Veronika's Vocabulary Verses"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/08/veronikas-vocabulary-verses.html


168) September 3, 2021, “Working Without Pay”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/09/working-without-pay.html


169) September 10, 2021, “About a Doll Without Hair.”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/09/about-doll-without-hair.html


170) September 17, 2021, “Little Green Greatcoat––A Fairy Tale.”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/09/little-green-greatcoata-fairy-tale.html


171) September 24, 2021, "Petrified!"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/09/petrified.html


172) October 1, 2021, "Finding Treasure"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/10/finding-treasure.html


173) October 8, 2021, "A Year of Pippa!"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-year-of-pippa.html


174) October 15, 2021, "Taking Off"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/10/taking-off.html


175) October 22, 2021, "To Flap or Not To Flap"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/10/to-flap-or-not-to-flap.html


176) October 29, 2021, "Victor, the Cultured Vulture"

177) November 5, 2021, "The Rescue"

178) November 12, 2021, "Sky Blue"

179) November 19, 2021, "Homework? What Homework?"

180) November 26, 2021, "Giving Thanks"

181) December 3, 2021, "Charlotte and Emil, and The Festival of Lights"

182) December 10, 2021, "Epistles from Dolls"

183) December 17, 2021, "The Week Before Christmas"

184) December 24, 2021, "Christmas Eve"

185) December 31, 2021, "Happy New Year!"

186) January 7, 2022, "The Visitors"

187) January 14, 2022, "Earning a Living"

188) January 21, 2022, "A Bigger Footprint?"

189) January 28, 2022, "A Bigger Footprint? Part Two"

190) February 4, 2022, "A Story About a Story"

191) February 11, 2022, "Kaleidoscope Eyes"

192) February 18, 2022, "Songwriting"

200) April 15, 2022, "Who's the Boss?"

201) April 22, 2022, "Disappointment"

202) April 29, 2022, "A Little Friend"

203) May 6, 2022, "Friendly Surprises"

204) May 13, 2022, "Goodnight, Pauly"


205) May 20, 2022, “Puzzled”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/05/puzzled.html


206) May 27, 2022, "A Scary Story

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-scary-story.html


207) June 3, 2022, “A Friend Moves Away”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-friend-moves-away.html


208) June 10, 2022, "Rolling Into Summer Camp"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/06/rolling-into-summer-camp.html


209) June 17, 2022, "The Perils of Pauly and Pippa"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-perils-of-pauly-and-pippa.html


210) June 24, 2022, "The Anniversary Party"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/06/an-anniversary-party.html


211) July 1, 2022, "Changes"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/07/changes.html


212) July 8, 2022, "Marbles from the Sky"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/07/marbles-from-sky.html


213) July 15, 2022, "The Balancing Trick"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-balancing-trick.html


214) July 22, 2022, "Time on the Beach"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/07/time-on-beach.html


215) July 29, 2022, "Shhhhh"


216) August 5, 2022, "Pauly's Trial"

217) August 12, 2022, "Back from Down Under"

218) August 19, 2022, "A Snake in the Garden"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-snake-in-garden.html


219) August 26, 2022, "Camping on Wheels"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/08/camping-on-wheels.html


220) September 2, 2022, "Brought Back with the Tide"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/09/brought-back-with-tide.html


221) September 9, 2022, "School Days"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/09/school-daysa-poem.html


222) September 16, 2022, "Salary or Celery"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/09/salary-or-celery.html


223) September 30, 2022, “We’ve Got Email!”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/09/weve-got-email.html


224) October 7, 2022, "A Doll in a Hat"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-doll-in-hat.html


225) October 14, 2022, "Fall Is for Falling"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/10/fall-is-for-falling.html


226) October 21, 2022, “The Problems With Dogs and Cats"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-problems-with-dogs-and-cats.html


227) October 28, 2022, "Good Cookies"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/10/good-cookies.html


228) November 4, 2022, “Mischief”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/11/mischief.html


229) November 11, 2022, "It Snowed!"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/11/it-snowed.html


230) November 18, 2022, “Too Tiny To See”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/11/too-tiny-to-see.html


231) November 25, 2022, "A Dolls Thanksgiving"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-dolls-thanksgiving.html


232) December 2, 2022, "A Christmas Carol"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-carol.html


233) December 9, 2022, “Taking Out the Trash”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/12/taking-out-trash.html


234) December 16, 2022, “An Interview with The Writer.”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/12/an-interview-with-writer.html


235) December 23, 2022, "Pauly's First Christmas Eve"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/12/paulys-first-christmas-eve.html


236) December 30, 2022, “Goodbye to 2022”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/12/goodbye-to-2022.html


237) January 6, 2023, "The Interview—In Print

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-interviewin-print.html


238) January 13, 2023, "Holly and Sam Get New Wheels"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/01/holly-and-sam-get-new-wheels.html


239) January 20, 2023, "Wrapping Paper"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/01/wrapping-paper.html


240) January 27, 2023, "Looking for Snow"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/01/looking-for-snow.html


241) February 3, 2023, "Dolled Up"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/02/dolled-up.html


242) February 10, 2023, "Photography"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/02/photography.html


243) February 17, 2023, "Taxed"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/02/taxed.html


244) February 24, 2023, "Giving Up Disappointment"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/02/giving-up-disappointment.html


245) March 3, 2023, “Pink Floyd”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/03/pink-floyd.html


246) March 10, 2023, "On the Road Part One"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/03/on-road-part-one.html


247) March 17, 2023, "On the Road Part Two"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/03/on-road-part-two.html


248) March 24, 2023, "Homesick"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/03/homesick.html


249) March 32, 2023, "Puppy!"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/03/puppy.html


250) April 7, 2023, "Pawternity Leave!"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/04/pawternity-leave.html


251) June 2, 2023, “Growing Up”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/06/growing-up.html


252) June 23, 2023, “Silver and Gold”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/06/silver-and-gold.html


253) July 14, 2023, “The Secret”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-secret.html


254) August 25, 2023, “Bad Air”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/08/bad-air.html


255) September 15, 2023, "The Arithmetic Problem."

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-arithmetic-problem.html


256) October 13, 2023, "Forgiven"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/10/forgiven.html

 
257) November 10, 2023, “A November Story”

258) December 15, 2023, “Finding What Fits”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2023/12/finding-what-fits.html


259) January 12, 2024, “It Isn’t Her Fault”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/01/it-isnt-her-fault.html


260) February 23, 2024, “Winning the Game”

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/02/winning-game.html


261) March 15, 2024, “Anticipation”

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/03/anticipation.html


262) April 19, 2024, "Good Friends"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/04/good-friends.html


263) May 24, 2024, "The Patch"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-patch.html


264) June 14, 2024, "Skiing with Kiwis"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/06/skiing-with-kiwis.html


265) July 19, 2024, "A Hole in the Sky"

http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-hole-in-sky.html


266) September 6, 2024, "Sam and Holly Go Camping"

https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2024/09/sam-and-holly-go-camping.html




Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are available from booksellers worldwide. Royalties go to support pediatric cancer research and treatment. If you have to pay for shipping, buy from BookBaby, where half of the price goes to St. Jude. 


Stories included in Mariah: 

Being Little: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2018/09/being-little.html

Besties: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2019/11/besties.html

Distraction: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/05/distraction.html



Stories included in Emil:

Best Buds, https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/06/best-buds.html

Getting What You Want, http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/08/getting-what-you-want.html

The Boys Cook Dinner, https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-boys-cook-dinner.html



Stories included in Classic Tales Retold:

Little Green Greatcoat: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/09/little-green-greatcoata-fairy-tale.html

The Boy Doll Who Cried Wolf: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-boy-doll-who-cried-wolf.html

Lost in the Woods: https://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-scary-story.html



Poems included in Our Favorite Verses:










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