Grandma gave this Madame Alexander doll of "Amy" from Little Women to my Mom when she was nine years old, in 1960. (Wanda got the Jo doll.) Over the winter, Grandma had Poppy locate the doll with the plan of passing her along to Amy. Her clothes and hair were in great shape, but her body needed some work....so Poppy took Grandma to Maryland to visit a woman who runs a "doll hospital" at her house for repairs. Then Grandma washed the doll's clothes and got her all cleaned up to give to our Amy.
Poppy and Grandma took Amy out to lunch at Ford's Fish Shack and gave her the doll, who now has a special spot on the bookshelf in Amy's room.
Amy hasn't read "Little Women" just yet - she started on it but didn't quite get hooked in, so maybe when she's a little older she'll enjoy this classic book.
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