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The Fairy Doll

Rumer Godden

First published September 1956
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

<br> The fairy doll annually decorates the top of the family Christmas tree. She intervenes and gradually changes the youngest and unhappiest child.

Notes


Date from Kirkus Reviews September 1956 (as posted later online, above). "The Fairy Doll" is one of four stories collected in Four Dolls (Macmillan UK, 1983). {{OCLC|1196137283}} reports the US ed. with list of contents; Library of Congress subject heading "Dolls--Juvenile Fiction". The title of 2012 collection The Fairy Doll and Other Tales from The Dolls' House (see) suggests some relation to 1947 novel The Dolls' House (see).

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1956 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal Nominee/Finalist

Publications (6)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1956 The Fairy Doll The Viking Press Chapbook
August 2011 The Fairy Doll Macmillan Children's Books Chapbook
2012 The Fairy Doll & Other Tales from the Dolls' House Macmillan Children's Books Collection 343
September 2013 The Fairy Doll & Other Tales from the Dolls' House Macmillan Children's Books Collection |4
October 2016 The Fairy Doll Macmillan Children's Books Chapbook
October 2016 The Fairy Doll Macmillan Children's Books Chapbook