Teddy bears are known to be jovial but not the one in this nursery apparently - he makes it known that Sambo is simply not welcome full stop! It's all very unfortunate because Sambo is actually a friendly little fellow who loves to laugh and tell jokes. The toys are horrible to him and the golden-haired doll even turns her back whenever he tries to strike up a conversation. Well, he can't help being manufactured thus, however, in order to please everyone, he tries washing the blackness out of his face but to no avail. Despite that, the toys decide to call him 'Old Black Face,' a title that reflects the disdain they hold for him. one has to be careful! The toys take an instant dislike to this unusual looking newcomer whose name is Sambo - "That's what all black dolls are called," he tells them. Admittedly, golliwogs have been accepted from Year One, but a doll? Now that's different. He's black, and as coloured people weren't so numerous in 1940's Britain (when the story first saw light of day) the toys are a little wary. In the second story a strange-looking doll arrives at the nursery. Enid Blyton tales usually end up happily - especially if someone performs a good deed. Lula is desperate to play with the dolls' house again in order to while away the boringness of staying in her room all day? "No way!" is the expected response, but Sheila's a kind-hearted little girl and mother is very pleased when she agrees to lend her beloved house to the invalid. Never again will Sheila let her play with it but 'never' is a long time and when Lula is confined to bed with an illness, there's a tough decision to make. Her brother Benny fashioned it so there's plenty of talent on that side of the family, but one day a very spoilt and careless girl called Lula visits the children and after living up to her reputation, the dolls' house is worse for the wear. That's right - five reprinted tales are in this lot and the first is about Sheila's dollhouse. HFS clients enjoy state-of-the-art warehousing, real-time access to critical business data, accounts receivable management and collection, and unparalleled customer service.Review by Terry Gustafson Five excellent EB stories featuring a dolls' house, a shunned nursery newcomer, a chocolate thief, a scooter without a hooter, and a doll's spooky secret. HFS provides print and digital distribution for a distinguished list of university presses and nonprofit institutions. MUSE delivers outstanding results to the scholarly community by maximizing revenues for publishers, providing value to libraries, and enabling access for scholars worldwide. Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content, providing access to journal and book content from nearly 300 publishers. With warehouses on three continents, worldwide sales representation, and a robust digital publishing program, the Books Division connects Hopkins authors to scholars, experts, and educational and research institutions around the world. With critically acclaimed titles in history, science, higher education, consumer health, humanities, classics, and public health, the Books Division publishes 150 new books each year and maintains a backlist in excess of 3,000 titles. The division also manages membership services for more than 50 scholarly and professional associations and societies. The Journals Division publishes 85 journals in the arts and humanities, technology and medicine, higher education, history, political science, and library science. The Press is home to the largest journal publication program of any U.S.-based university press. One of the largest publishers in the United States, the Johns Hopkins University Press combines traditional books and journals publishing units with cutting-edge service divisions that sustain diversity and independence among nonprofit, scholarly publishers, societies, and associations.
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