num_pages: 64
description: Betsy has to think hard when she is asked to take a doll to a party at which prizes will be given for the oldest doll, the best-dressed doll, and the doll who can do the most things. Should she take Melissa who is a hundred years old, Belinda who wears a hand-sewn wedding dress of white taffeta, or Mary Jane who can sew a seam?After looking at her dolls for a while, she snatches Jennifer from the bed. Jennifer who is five years old, who wears a faded dress and can't do anything but smile. Jennifer who has played so hard her hair is tangled, her nose is cracked, and her eyes don't blink. Jennifer who is her best-loved doll.What happens when they get to the party makes for a story that was a favorite when it was first published in 1962. Thirty years later, the story of Betsy's love and loyalty will find a place in the hearts of little girls everywhere. 
language: English
title: The Best-Loved Doll
titlecomplete: The Best-Loved Doll
genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, 1st Grade, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Kids, 2nd Grade, Juvenile
ratings_count: 890
publisher: Scholastic, Inc.