A Doll for Marie. Louise Fatio. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. 1957/2015. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture Book, Classic]
First sentence: In the city of Paris, there lived a doll who sighed from morning to night. She was born long ago, when our great-grandmothers lived. She wore a handsome dress of faded red silk, with long lace pantalets that came down to her pretty shoes, and a plumed hat on her blond curls. She was indeed a precious antique doll. But, alas, she was also a very lonely doll.
Premise/plot: A [nameless] doll lives at an antique shop. She longs to belong to a girl--to be loved, cherished, treasured, played with. There is one such girl in the neighborhood, Marie, but both doll and girl know this isn't to be. She's much too "valuable" to be purchased by a poor girl. She's purchased--by someone to be an antique showpiece...but it is thanks to some mischievous pets that this doll finds her forever home with Marie.
My thoughts: I thought the story was charming and delightful in an old-fashioned, vintage way. This one was first published in the 1950s. It is a bit on the text heavy side. But as an adult, of course, I don't mind a bit. I don't know if today's generation is much interested in porcelain dolls. But I enjoyed this one very much.
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