"Miss Hickory" by Carol Sherwin Bailey (author), Ruth Gannett (illustrator)

A Newbery Award winner!

Most dolls lead a comfortable but unadventurous life. This was true of Miss Hickory until the fateful day that her owner, Ann, moved from her New Hampshire home to attend school in Boston—leaving Miss Hickory behind. For a small doll whose body is an apple-wood twig and whose head is a hickory nut, the prospect of spending a New Hampshire winter alone is frightening indeed. In this classic modern-day fairy tale, what’s a doll to do?

This copy was printed between 1968-1974 and is in good vintage condition.