The girls have been watching Raggedy Ann in "The Enchanted Square" on DVD. Mum bought it for them a year or so ago. It's a really old cartoon created in 1947. It's quite sad, but beautiful.
A little girl, who is blind, is given a doll by a Police Officer who found it in the rubbish. The little girl holds the doll, Raggedy Ann, and says how she wishes she could see what she looked like. Raggedy Ann teaches her to use her imagination so she can see her doll. The little girl has an adventure with Raggedy Ann and then 'sees' her Mum for the first time. It's a beautiful DVD.
Apparently the first Raggedy Ann book was created by Johnny Gruelle in 1918. I'd love to read it. Maybe I'll get it for the girls for their next birthday?
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