Raggedy Ann

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Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. A doll was also marketed along with the book to great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories (1920) introduced the character of her old friend and playmate, Raggedy Andy, dressed in sailor suit and hat.

Many subsequent books were published and the characters made their way into other media, including:

A series of animated Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios shorts:
*Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)
*Suddenly It's Spring (1944)
*The Enchanted Square (1947)
A 1977 animated feature, , directed by Richard Williams
Raggedy Ann and Andy in: the Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) a Christmas television special directed by Chuck Jones
Raggedy Ann and Andy in: The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile (1979) a Halloween television special directed by Chuck Jones
A 1988-1991 animated television series, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy

The current copyright on the characters is owned by Simon & Schuster and Hasbro, Inc.

Raggedy Ann was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002.

Books

It appears that many books were released and credited to Johnny Gruelle after his death, regardless of who actually wrote and illustrated them.

[Raggedy Ann Stories] (1918) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
[Raggedy Andy Stories] (1920) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees (1924) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Andy's Number Book (1924) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble (1925) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Alphabet Book (1925) by Johnny Gruelle
Beloved Belindy (1926) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
The Paper Dragon: A Raggedy Ann Adventure (1926) by Johnny Gruelle
Wooden Willie (1927) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Fairy Stories (1928) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes (1928) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story (1929) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods (1930) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs (1930) words and illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, music by Will Woodin
Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land (1931) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies (1932) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann in the Golden Meadow (1935) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and the Left-Handed Safety Pin (1935)
Raggedy Ann's Joyful Songs (1937) words and illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, music by Chas. Miller
Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book (1939) written by Johnny Gruelle, illustrated by Worth Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and the Laughing Brook (1940) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and the Golden Butterfly (1940) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and the Hoppy Toad (1940)
Raggedy Ann Helps Grandpa Hoppergrass (1940) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann Goes Sailing (1941)
Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman (1942) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and Betsy Bonnet String (1943) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and Andy (1944)
Raggedy Ann in the Snow White Castle (1946)
Raggedy Ann's Adventures (1947)
Raggedy Ann and the Slippery Slide (1947)
Ragged Ann's Mystery (1947)
Raggedy Ann and Marcella's First Day At School (1952)
Raggedy Ann's Merriest Christmas (1952) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Andy's Surprise (1953)
Raggedy Ann's Tea Party (1954)
Raggedy Ann's Secret (1959)
Raggedy Ann and the Golden Ring (1961)
Raggedy Ann and the Hobby Horse (1961) by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann and the Happy Meadow (1961)
Raggedy Ann and the Wonderful Witch (1961)
Raggedy Ann and the Tagalong Present (1971)
Raggedy Andy's Treasure Hunt (1973)
Raggedy Ann's Cooking School (1974)
Raggedy Granny Stories (1977) by Doris Thorner Salzberg

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