The Best-Loved Doll

I still have the 1962 paperback edition and the pages are so brittle. I get all choked up reading it to my own daughter now, as I used to when my mother read it to me. It is 30 pages and tells the tender story of a girl named Betsy and her decision to bring her Best-Loved doll to a party. It is a doll that has seen better days. She had many other choices, but she followed her heart. Moral: True beauty is on the inside. I treasure this book as much as Betsy does her doll.

I had no idea so many other people had read this book as a child! I have a daughter now and couldn't find my original copy, which I know is buried somewhere in my basement. I was thrilled when I found the listing. Seeing the front cover again brought tears to my eyes. I love this book and can't wait to share it with my little girl!

This was one of my most favorite books when I was very young - and I can't believe that's 30 years ago! I wasn't able to fin this for my niece when she was small, but now I am getting it for my boyfriend's cousin's daughter - she is only 2 but I don't want to "miss it" again! I am also getting myself another copy for the memories!

I have been looking for this book for my daughter because it was clearly my very favorite book when I was a child. The description of the other dolls in the book and all of their individual attributes sent my imagination reeling. I also remember learning how to find beauty in all things from reading this book. A must read for girls everywhere!

This book is about a girl named Betsy who took her doll to a party. All the other girls at the party had nicer or prettier dolls, but it didn't matter to Betsy. She loved her doll more than the other girls. She didn't care that her doll wasn't the prettiest, or the best dressed. A very beautiful and heartfelt story.