Me Too!

One of the fun things about working in a historical institution with children's literature is that periodically I see a book waiting to be cataloged and I immediately know that I read it in my childhood. I'm very visual, so I thought the cover looked very familiar. Once I opened it, the illustrations on certain pages immediately clicked with my memory. How many of us had a book from childhood that we immediately recall when seeing it in a library, book sale, or exhibit? Good memories!

Here's the cover compared to my hand now, but when I first read this book it was larger than my hands.
 

I remember the doll on the right, her vivid eyes and her stripped socks sticking out, but I don't know why. I guess she makes quite an impression compared to the other doll.

I also vividly remember this illustration. It looks like they might tip over.

Here's the back cover.