Childhood Classics ® Collection

Alice in Wonderland - 1983

1st Edition

Edition of 100

Retail Price $225

Alice in Wonderland is the first edition in Lawtons' enduring Childhood Classics collection and the very first doll issued by the company. Made in an edition of only 100 dolls, she is the most elusive of all the closed editions.

Heidi - 1984

2nd Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Inspired by the much-loved classic by Johanna Spyri, Wendy Lawton has created this 13" porcelain doll of Heidi. Clutching her basket of fresh rolls for Peter's grandmother, she's as bright as a morning in the Swiss Alps.

Hans Brinker - 1985

3rd Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

The delightful story, Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge, proved to be the inspiration for Wendy Lawton's 13" porcelain doll of Hans, proudly displaying his silver skates.

Anne of Green Gables - 1986

4th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Who could mistake Anne with her carrot-top braids and freckles? Wendy Lawton created this 13" porcelain doll true to the L.M. Montgomery story. Anne wears her "snuffy" brown gingham dress and carries her flower-covered hat.

Pollyanna - 1986

5th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter is the sensitive story of an orphan who managed to change an entire town with her sunny outlook. Wendy Lawton has created this 13" all-porcelain version of Pollyanna, holding her crystal prism "rainbow-maker."

Laura Ingalls - 1986

6th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Laura Ingalls' autobiographical Little House books have been read and loved by four generations. Wendy Lawton portrays Laura from Little House in the Big Woods in a 13" porcelain doll. Laura holds her beloved rag baby, Charlotte.

Mary Lennox of The Secret Garden - 1987

7th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Mary, the unlikely heroine of Frances Hodgson Burnett's tale of The Secret Garden, comes alive in this 13" porcelain doll by Wendy Lawton. Mary carries her tin pail filled with freshly cut spring blossoms.

Just David - 1987

8th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Eleanor Porter's poignant story of the little lad left alone by his father's death was the inspiration this 13" porcelain doll of David. He carries his cherished violin entrusted to him by his father.

Polly Pepper - 1987

9th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $325

Polly is the big sister of Harriet Mulford Lathrop's enduring story The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. Wendy Lawton created this 13" porcelain doll of Polly carrying her beloved bird, Cherry.

Rebecca - 1988

10th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $350

Long a favorite character, Rebecca is the brightly inquisitive little heroine of Kate Douglas Wiggins' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Wendy chose her own daughter, Rebecca, as the model for this 13" porcelain doll.

Topsy and Little Eva - 1988

11th and 12th Editions

Edition of 250

Retail Price $350 Each

The enduring American classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin, introduced us to some wonderfully rich characters who are as fresh today as the day they were penned. Wendy Lawton portrays sweet, sunny Eva and irrepressible little Topsy in 13" all-porcelain dolls.

Little Princess - 1989

13th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $395

Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is a favorite book of young girls the world over. This 13" porcelain version of Sara Crewe reflects the indomitable spirit that enabled her to triumph over her circumstances. Sarah is dressed in a school frock of navy polished cotton, covered by a delicate pinafore of cotton Swiss embroidered eyelet. She carries her precious porcelain doll, Emily, dressed to match. Just as in the story, Sarah has dark brown hair and stunningly green eyes. Proven to be one of the most popular dolls of 1989.

Honey Bunch - 1989

14th Edition

Edition of 250

Retail Price $350

Always ready for an adventure, Honey Bunch is the sweetheart of the wonderful children's books of the 1930's. With a wide-eyed, innocent expression on her face, Honey Bunch has blonde, wispy curls and blue eyes. She wears a perky white middy dress with cloche hat and carries a matching traveling bag, all done in the sailor style typical of the era.

Mary Frances - 1990

15th Edition

Edition of 350

Retail Price $350

Little girls all across America learned “domestic arts” along with Mary Frances, the quintessential American child during the second decade of this century. She was the heroine of a wonderful series of fictionalized how-to books, delightfully written and illustrated by Jane Eayre Fryer. Just perfect for our Childhood Classics® collection. It was important not to succumb to a cute look for her, as in the books, she's just a step away from homely in each illustration. This was a little girl who could roll up her sleeves and get the job done.

Our little Mary Frances looks like she’s just stepped out of the Mary Frances Garden Book, but she is just as likely to have been romping through the pages of Easy Steps in Sewing, the Mary Frances Cook Book or even the Mary Frances Housekeeper. She holds a gardening tool, but her pinafore is copied from a pattern in the sewing book. With big brown eyes, brown hair, and sturdy boots with cotton stockings, she's ready for any task.

Poor Little Match Girl - 1990

16th Edition

Edition of 350

Retail Price $350

If ever a doll was meant to be taken into your heart, Poor Little Match Girl is that doll. The tiny tears coursing down her cheek, her threadbare shawl, tattered dress and bare feet perfectly illustrate the Hans Christian Andersen story. Her raffia colored dress has several patches sewn on by a childish hand. Her drawers are also in tatters, and she has a little bit of a brown, threadbare shawl pulled around her shoulders. Poor Little Match Girl is all-porcelain and is 14” tall.

The Bobbsey Twins - 1991

17th and 18th Edition

Edition of 350

Retail Price

 $725 for the set

Freddie and Flossie, the younger set of twins from the classic, The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope, are charming in their crisp blue and white pique outfits. Flossie's dress is trimmed with a white battenburg lace collar and battenburg lace on the slip. Freddie's suit is topped with a crisp sailor collar trimmed with navy stitching. These little blonde toddlers with their side glancing blue eyes are all ready for play. Freddie carries his beautiful red sailboat, while Flossie has a jumprope with red wooden handles. The dolls are 14" tall. The dolls are sold as a set only. (Who would ever separate twins?)

Hiawatha - 1991

19th Edition

Edition of 500

Retail Price $395

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha was the inspiration for this 14", all-porcelain doll. Hiawatha is dressed on the traditional costume of wheat-colored lambskin suede. He wears a large medallion of ghost beads, leather and porcupine quills, crafted for Lawtons by a Navajo craftsman in Arizona. Hiawatha's hair is tied with leather thongs and ornamented by a sterling silver disk and feathers handmade by a Navajo silversmith.

Little Black Sambo - 1991

20th Edition

Edition of 500

Retail Price $395

Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, is the story of a courageous little boy from India, who triumphs over envy and adversity by his bravery and ingenuity. The story is considered to be an important forerunner of the modern picture storybook for children. Little Black Sambo is 14" tall with an all-porcelain, jointed body. He has black hair and dark brown eyes and carries the green canvas umbrella that his father bought for him at the bazaar.

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