The new doll doesn’t look quite like a Connie, and Fanny decides that this doll is really more like an Annabelle.  When Fanny’s two best friends come to play and bring their Connie dolls, they just ignore poor Annabelle. The next time the girls get together to play, Fanny allows the Connie dolls to be nurses, and her Annabelle is the doctor.  After multiple surgeries on all the stuffed animals, Annabelle is a hero and everyone loves her.

Holly Hobbie shows readers how using their imagination really can solve problems.  The whimsical illustrations are delightful, and the last page in the book has a paper doll that is just like Annabelle, and a blank doll pattern to make your very own creation.

This book is sure to spark conversations about parents’ values and reasons for them. Read out loud at family time or bedtime, or give it to your favorite little reader for independent reading.