One Christmas in the late sixties, Santa brought my sister and me these cool books. I got the Snow Queen and she got Thumbelina. We loved them. They were big and colorful and like no other books we had ever had. The covers had a holographic illustrations and rainbow colors that were irresistible to us kids. They were illustrated by Japanese designers, Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi Hijikata. Hans Christian Anderson stories were told with photos of puppets and handmade backgrounds. I haven't seen one yet that wasn't well loved and falling apart. The 3D plastic inset on the cover was a lot of weight for the cardboard covers to bear.
Velvet- The Little Sister
Crissy- the Cool, Fashionable Big Sister
Crissy and Velvet's hair could be lengthened and shortened by turning a knob on their backs.
So much fun until the wheel in their backs got off track.
I loved the Flatsy Doll - neat and compact and easy to store.
Miss Peep was a beautiful doll and the most life- like doll I ever had. I think I got Miss Peep the year my before my little brother was born. I liked Miss Peep better.
That Kid was a talking doll and he was a smart-mouth. If you hugged him and the button on his back was pushed he would say "Hey, put me down you're funny looking!" What a brat! Santa brought him the year I was in first grade. We were allowed to bring one Christmas toy to show to the class. I chose him to take and carried him on the bus with a paper bag over his head. I guess I thought it wasn't cool to carry a doll. After I got him to school and unveiled him I caused a mob scene. His buttons were pushed so much that he never spoke another word.
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