"Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies", written and illustrated by Johnny Grulle, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (A Subdivision of Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New York, copyright 1932 by John B. Gruelle, renewed 1959 by Myrtle Gruelle.

Illustrated hard boards [a little wear]; 6.1/2" x 9.1/4"; lemon-yellow endpapers, list of Raggedy Ann books and original 1950s price of $2.75 imprinted inside front and back covers, ink written name on the front endpaper, 95 pages, fully illustrated in color, very good condition.

"Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies is a lovely story of how a rag doll found a penny growing on a tree, that brought good luck. It did not seem that way at first, as Raggedy Ann and Andy, with q young man who had been made to forget that he was the prince who ruled that territory, and another young man transformed into a donkey named Noodles, were captured by King Growch, who was NOT the rightful ruler but the former commanding general of the prince's army. Yet that Lucky Penny helped the lost prince regain his memory, reminded him that he was the beloved Prince Bonnie, the rightful sovereign. That Penny helped a knight who had been discharged remember that he was king of a nearby kingdom, that Growch's scullery maid Lovey Lou was their Princess, AND that Winnie-the-Witch was NOT so wickedly but really Princess Winnie!

Another witch named Sylvia, alias, Wanda-the-Witch, was pretty and very nice, freed Noodles from his transformation and revealed him as Prince Donald, heir apparent to the knight-king's throne.) One of the most amusing parts of this story was Winnie's having Raggedy Ann and her friends bring back some gifts for the mean king..." [from the synopsis]

"Too few children are exposed to Johnny Gruelle's timeless classics. These are incredibly imaginative and whimsical stories, with illustrations completely unlike anything produced by anyone else (meaning much better than most children's illustrators/cartoonists' today). But more than that, these books convey values of kindliness, compassion and the Golden Rule." [a private review]

US: Priority (c.2-5 days) ----------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $27.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $35.50