Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land

Johnny Gruelle(1880-1938) was an extremely talented cartoonist, illustrator, and storyteller. He had already written and illustrated a book of original fairy tales before creating the first two Raggedy books,Raggedy Ann StoriesandRaggedy Andy Stories.Raggedy Ann, heroine of the first, was the favorite doll of his daughter, Marcella, who died after a long illness at the age of thirteen. It was from her that Johnny drew inspiration to eventually create over forty Raggedy Ann and Andy books, all capturing his unique vision of childhood. Many of the stories, illustrations, and adventures in the Raggedy Ann storybooks were based on Marcella's childhood adventures.Raggedy Ann in Cookie Landwas surely one of Johnny's sweetest adventure storybooks.Gruelle, Johnny is the author of 'Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land', published 2002 under ISBN 9780689850967 and ISBN 0689850964.