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Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls describes the everyday adventures of little Annemarie in the years 1909 and 1910. Because Annemarie is a "higher daughter," she is not allowed to play with the other (socially subordinate) children in the courtyard and she spends most of her time with her dolls. Her favorite is the doll Gerda.
19. März 2016 · Annemarie spends her time being adored by her parents even when she misbehaves and being cosseted by her nanny even when she’s an adorable handful. Ury adds to the whimsy by taking readers inside the thoughts of Annemarie’s dolls (hence the book’s title), presenting their musings about their caretaker and the other toys in the nursery. It’s a bright, smiling look at German childhood in ...
KIRKUS REVIEW A new translation of the first novel in a children's series from a century ago introduces a sunny German heroine. Lehrer continues his important and approachable annotated translation of the series of beloved German children's classics ...
19. März 2016 · “Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls” begins with Annemarie as a child of six, living in pre-WWI Germany in the nursery of her parents’ house with her mother, father, two older brothers, nanny, cook, and various other household staff. Annemarie is a committed mother to her large doll family, especially her own Nesthäkchen, Gerda, who is given to her at the beginning of the book. Annemarie is an ...
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Read 17 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A Nesthäkchen is the youngest child in a family. Else Ury's Nesthäkchen is a Berlin doctor'…
A Nesthäkchen is the youngest child in a family. Else Ury's Nesthäkchen is a Berlin doctor's daughter, Annemarie Braun, a slim, golden blond, quintessential German girl. The ten book series follows Annemarie from infancy (Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls) to old age and grandchildren (Nesthäkchen with White Hair). This first volume of the series tells the story of Annemarie's early life.
The ten book series follows Annemarie from infancy (Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls) to old age and grandchildren (Nesthäkchen with White Hair). Despite Else Ury's Jewish background, she makes no references to Judaism in the Nesthäkchen books. Nesthäkchen and the World War (1916), the fourth and most popular volume in the series, sold 300,000 copies.
