Raggedy Ann Stories

Please click on the image to read or download the book "Raggedy Ann Stories" in html and PDF format. Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories (1920), introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy. Further characters such as Beloved Belindy, a black mammy doll, were featured as dolls and characters in books. Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann's creator, authored and/or illustrated dozens of related works. By the end of the 1940s, sales of Raggedy Ann-related books exceeded 7 million copies.