It was sold exclusively by The Toy Shoppe.Īnother doll was featured in “The Little One” published in 1959. Bear was manufactured by Schuco, and Little Bear was a special edition Steiff “Jackie Bear.” A new felt finished rendition of the Edith doll was manufactured in 2005 by the Alexander Doll Company, who made the first Edith doll in 1958. She sewed Edith’s outfits for the books and changed her eye color to blue, resembling the author’s looks. The doll is a felt Lenci Doll from the 1920s which belonged to Dare as a child. Bear assures her that he will never, ever, leave her.Įdith, the main character of many of her books was named after Dare’s mother and she looks a great deal like Dare Wright herself, with a blonde pony tail and golden hoop earrings. Mr Bear proceeds to discipline both Little Bear and Edith, leaving Edith to worry that he will take Little Bear and leave. Bear is just a silly old thing” in lipstick on the mirror. Bear goes out for a walk leaving the two alone in the house He returns to find they have rummaged in a closet for dress-up clothing, smeared themselves with makeup, and written “Mr. Bear and Little Bear, appear in her life. The Lonely Doll tells the story of a doll named Edith, who lives by herself until two teddy bears, called Mr. John Wright produced a limited edition felt Edith doll for collectors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Lonely Doll.” This was the first Edith doll to be made in her actual 22″ height.

Wright wrote 10 books starring Edith and the bears. It was first published by Doubleday in 1957, went out of print for years, was reissued in 1998, and brought out by Barnes & Noble for their eReader in 2012. The story is told through text and photographs. The Lonely Doll is the first children’s book in a series by photographer and author Dare Wright.

A gift from the lonely doll