I Like Dolls

Dolls that come to life book list

I hope nobody I knew drove by while I was taking this picture!

I like dolls.  There I said it and I am not ashamed to admit it!  I like old dolls, new dolls, plastic, ceramic, wood, and fabric dolls.  I think I like them because dress up is fun and because they are vehicles of imagination.

My favorite doll as a child was a German doll we named Lorelei that I took everywhere and when I got a little older I had a doll house.  That doll house was so grand it made me feel so special!  Now I have a box with several small dolls I have collected over the years and once in a while, when I am trying to organized my things, I happen upon it and have fun looking.  My two favorites are a wooden doll that came with a pattern to make her dress and a reissue of fashion designer Barbie (she even had a portfolio with drawings in it).

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