Project Gutenberg 2017-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gates, Josephine Scribner 1859 1930 Keep, Virginia 1878 1962 Clark, Virginia Hynson Keep Keep, Virginia Hynson Clark, Virginia Keep The Story of Live Dolls Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of Live Dolls" by Josephine Scribner Gates is a children's fantasy book written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the whimsical adventure of dolls coming to life in the village of Cloverdale, enchanting young readers with the idea of imagination and play. This tale portrays a delightful world where dolls engage in human-like activities, thus appealing to the childlike wonder and affection for playthings. In the story, young Janie Bell eagerly anticipates the magic that will occur on June 4th when all the dolls in her village come alive. As the day unfolds, Janie experiences joy and excitement as she witnesses her dolls dressing themselves, cooking, and even participating in a picnic organized by a doll queen. The narrative presents a charming mixture of adventures and mishaps among the dolls, including a trip to a "Doll Farm" to receive new clothes and repairs. Janie's adventures serve to illustrate themes of friendship, compassion, and care as the little girls learn to treat their dolls with the same love and attention they desire for themselves. Ultimately, the story conveys a timeless message about cherishing childhood experiences and the importance of kindness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories, American Dolls -- Juvenile fiction Play -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 94049 2025-07-21T14:28:56.313402 text/html 70114 2024-10-23T01:56:49 text/html 871195 2025-07-21T14:28:59.176361 application/epub+zip 869005 2025-07-21T14:28:57.019428 application/epub+zip 100427 2025-07-21T14:28:56.663391 application/epub+zip 910411 2025-07-21T14:29:00.971394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904370 2025-07-21T14:28:58.823381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142044 2022-09-24T20:06:34.734223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71017 2025-07-21T14:28:55.915392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51254 2024-10-23T01:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18649 2025-07-21T14:29:01.104344 application/rdf+xml 20596 2025-07-21T14:28:56.740425 image/jpeg 3597 2025-07-21T14:28:56.701389 image/jpeg 804221 2025-07-21T14:28:56.440383 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog