A tiny doll is dropped into the chest freezer in a supermarket. Eventually a young girl sees her:
"The doll looked so cold and lonely, but the girl did not dare pick her up because she had been told not to touch things in the shop. However, she felt she must do something to help the doll and as soon as she got home she set to work to make her some warm clothes."
The kind little girl, with help from her mother, makes the doll a coat, a bonnet, a scarf, a sweater, a petticoat, and knickers with tiny frills.
Eventually they ask the shop keeper if they can retrieve the little doll and take her home.
Yes, it is a simple little story but it is filled with kindness and wonderful illustrations by the famous UK illustrator Edward Ardizzone.
This year I hope to occasionally talk about old or older books which hopefully are still in print and which have stood the test of time. The Little Girl and the Doll was first published in 1966. I picked up my copy at a charity book sale but this classic is still available. Apart from words like bonnet this book has stood the test of time. I know most frozen food is found in upright freezers in our supermarkets but modern supermarkets do still use chest freezers such as the one in this story. I recommend this as a family read aloud or as a book to share with a young reader aged 6+.
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