Hilda Miloche

First sentence: Are you coming to the wedding to see the bride and groom? Then hurry, do please hurry. It will be this afternoon.

Premise/plot: This INTERACTIVE Little Golden Book was published in 1954. At the front of the book, there's a page of paper dolls: the bride, the groom, the bridesmaid, the flower girl, and a cake topper. At the back of the book, there are clothes for the paper doll to wear--if you cut them out. There is also a paper trunk to construct to store the clothes. In the middle of this one is the story of the wedding. There are slots (if you choose to cut them) to slide your doll into the story. It essentially is a 'let's pretend' wedding scenario.

My thoughts: I bought this one for $1. It was missing the flower girl, but all the other dolls were there. The clothes had not been cut out. I enjoy this one mainly for the vintage illustrations AND the premise. This is exactly the kind of book that I would have enjoyed as a kid. It's the kind of book that I can easily imagine my grandma buying for me. It would almost make sense--in a way--to want to buy two. One to play with and enjoy, and one to keep intact. The original cost was a quarter. I don't know how expensive (or inexpensive) a paper doll book would have been in the early to mid 1950s. The story was sweet and charming.… (meer)