Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
By: written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle.
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Co. Inc.
Published: 1924
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Dolls -- Juvenile fiction.; Raggedy Ann (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.; Raggedy Andy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction
First sentence: Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy lay in their little doll beds, smiling up through the dark at the top of the play-house.
Description: The Beautiful French doll Babette has been kidnapped by pirates and it's up to a Raggedy Ann and Andy to rescue her. After taking a magical balloon ride to Fairyland, Raggedy Ann and Andy meet a most unusual doll -- a soft flannel Camel with wrinkled knees. Stolen from his own nursery years earlier, the Camel Joins Raggedy Ann and Andy in their search for Babette. Along they way, they make friends with a tired old horse, travel to the Land of the Loonies, and reunite a little girl with her brother. They also stumble upon a kindly old witch who helps them find and rescue Babette. But things aren't always what they seem and the Raggedys are in for a big surprise. In this exuberant adventure story, readers will learn a very important lesson about understanding and forgiveness.
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