The Lonely Doll™ is the first children's book in a series by photographer and author Dare Wright. The story is told through text and photographs. It was first published by Doubleday in 1957, went out of print for years, was reissued by Houghton Mifflin in 1998, and brought out by Barnes and Noble for their Nook eReader in 2012. Wright wrote 10 books starring Edith and the bears. The five that have been reprinted are, The Lonely Doll, Edith and Mr. Bear, A Gift from the Lonely Doll, Holiday For Edith And The Bears and The Doll And The Kitten.
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