
Click To Enlargeĭare Wright Media is now publishing all but one of The Lonely Doll series. Dare’s readers’ opinions and ratings clearly attest that her stories and photo illustrations are all endearing, entertaining and timeless.

The eReader edition is narrated by the acclaimed British actress, Virginia McKenna, O.B.E. Produced using a careful restoration and reproduction of Dare Wright’s original photographs, our new edition ensures the continued availability of Dare’s extraordinary artistry.īoth this and Holiday For Edith And The Bears can also be downloaded onto the Nook Reader, and in the Nook app for iOS on your iPad, as well as Android & Galaxy. The books of The Lonely Doll S eries have remained favorites for more than six decades! In November of 2022, Dare Wright Media published The Lonely Doll, New Edition which is available in hardcover and paperback both online and through your favorite bookstore. Bear and Little Bear – and playful mischief are themes encountered throughout the series.Īwarded An Avg. Edith’s appreciation of her adopted family – Mr. After becoming a national best-seller, it was followed by nine more titles featuring Edith and the Bears, the last of which appeared in 1981. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Dare Wright’s first and best-known children’s book, The Lonely Doll, made its debut in 1957, illustrated with her haunting black and white photographs.

All of the photographs in this book have been reproduced from Dare Wright’s original negatives that she developed in the tiny darkroom of her apartment.

Originally published in 1972, it was photographed in Dare’s apartment, on the streets of New York City and on the Hudson River where she captured her bittersweet image of the World Trade Center towers before they’d been completed. Edith And Little Bear Lend A Hand is the eighth book in the series featuring Edith, Little Bear and Mr. The combination of mesmerizing black and white photographs and simple, eloquent text made the book an immediate success and earned it a place on The New York Times Best Seller list along with Dare Wright’s next Lonely Doll book, Holiday For Edith And The Bears.

In 1957, she used her childhood doll Edith and two teddy bears as the subjects of her first book The Lonely Doll. Dare Wright (1914-2001) was a fashion model and photographer based in New York City.
