![]() ![]() But there was also something unsettling about its images of dolls come to life. Like so many children’s books, A Gift From the Lonely Doll was an aching mix of absurd and profound. The story was told via beautiful black-and-white photographs of a curious doll named Edith and her teddy bear friends, Mr. Have you heard of the The Lonely Doll? For my birthday one year, my friend Drew presented me with a reissued copy of A Gift From the Lonely Doll and these solemn words: “You need this book.” It was one in a series by the late photographer/author/model Dare Wright, the first of which was originally published in 1957 with a trademark pink-and-white gingham cover. Collage by Sonja, drawing by Brooke Nechvatel. ![]()
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