The Surprise Doll
Welcome Back! With vintage illustrations and a classic story line,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. --Publishers Weekly, June 20, 2005