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Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll

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By (author): Susan Goldman Rubin

Illustrated by: Sarah Dvojack

A picture book biography about Beatrice Alexander, founder of the iconic Madame Alexander doll. Beatrice's family ran a doll hospital in their home in New York's Lower East Side, where she grew to love fixing and making dolls. Beatrice dreamed of becoming an artist, but her family couldnt afford to send her to sculpting school. She never stopped dreaming, even as she stayed home, graduated from high school, and got married. When WWI broke out, she made cloth dolls modeled after nurses to support the war effort. After the war, Beatrice founded Madame Alexander, creating some of the first plastic and collectible dolls, dolls that never break. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 398g
  • Dimensions: 225 x 286mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Nov 2022
  • Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781250138590

About Susan Goldman Rubin

Susan Goldman Rubin grew up in the Bronx and attended the High School of Music & Art in New York then Oberlin College in Ohio. As a young woman she illustrated her own stories then turned to writing nonfiction for all ages. She is the author of many highly praised biographies for young readers including Degas Painter of Ballerinas. She lives in Malibu California. Sarah Dvojack grew up in Washington state where she developed a passion for history circus and Irish dance. She graduated from Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts with a degree in graphic design and studied in the School of Visual Arts' MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program. She currently works as a book designer and lives in New York.

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