The Gingerbread Man

Linda and Paula have arranged to visit Checkers Café. The Ginny girls love going to that café because the café has a theme or a character for about four weeks and then change the theme or character.  This Christmas holidays the Checkers Café have the gingerbread man as their theme.

Paula and Linda have arrived at the Café and they are each greeted at the door by a person dressed as the Gingerbread man. The person explains to them where to order their drinks and food and what side room has the display of gingerbread books in where they can go and look at the books.

 

They decide to go the side room and have a look at the books before they order a drink and some food.  On the wall they notice the poster of different gingerbread men and are surprised that there are so many different styles.

 

In the side room on a table are the books and the visitors are allowed to read the books.  The biggest book there is a Golden Super Shape Classic which was published in 1988.

 

  Linda tells Paula she loves the, Andy Pandy and the Ginger Bread Man book because at the end of the story the gingerbread man jumps off the plate that is on the table and runs away but doesn’t get eaten by the fox.  Andy Pandy makes some plain buns without legs so they can't run away!
They look through the read it yourself Ladybird book for reading level 4.

Paula stands by Cadbury Classics, Story Block Collection version of the Gingerbread Man which was free with a block of Cadbury Chocolate. It is one of ten books issued.

 

 Linda is standing by a Tip Top ice cream lid.

 They finish looking at the books and the other gingerbread man items and walk over to the counter of the Café. Behind the counter on a cake rack cooling is a chocolate brownie man. Linda asks if she can have a piece and she is told it is too hot to cut now.

 
They order a drink and a gingerbread biscuit, (of course!) each. They go and sit down at one of the tables and the food is brought over to them. They drink their drink and eat their biscuit and talk about the gingerbread items they have looked at before they go home.

When they get home they can smell something coming from the kitchen. They walk into the kitchen and see Joanne has cooked some gingerbread men!

 

Madame Alexander Dolls

This is the first Alexander doll I brought.  She came as in the photo.  I have seen a photo of a Ginny doll with a dress on like she is wearing.  She has jointed knees and is 19cm tall.

Welcome Home 1991

The yellow tag reads, “Welcome Home” to those who served in Operation Desert Storm. Commemorating America’s Finest. The boy is on the left and the girl on the right. Both have a back pack and bedroll on their backs.

This doll is called Easter Bonnet which is part of the Americana set. She has bright green eyes.

 

This doll is 12.5cm high and on her back is 2005 Alexander Doll Company Inc, MFG for McD Corp. CHINA CGG CHINE. I don’t know what character she is but she was issued with other characters in the USA.

 

This doll is Yo-Yo Champ Wendy, Style 48170, Introduced 2008. 

 

Victoria Plum

 

 

Book Title; Victoria Has a Visitor, published 1983 by Purnell Books, Great Britain.  Victoria Plum the doll is 13cm in height. Her original dress was purple with white petals from the waist and a white flower petal hat and green shoes. She has her original white tights on. The other books in this series are:

Victoria’s Snowflake Net, Victoria Gives a Flying Lesson, Victoria Goes Fish, Victoria and the Prickly Hedgehog, Victoria Goes on a Picnic, Victoria’s Surprise Party and Victoria and the Lost Moonbeam. 

 

These books measure 10.5cm across and 14.5 cm in length and were published in 1982.
Victoria Plum Playmates

Victoria Plum Goes House Hunting, Victoria Plum and Her Animal Friends, Victoria Plum Plants a Garden, Victoria Plum Has a Party, Victoria Plum Helps the Badgers, Victoria Plum Gives Ben a Surprise, Victoria Plum Has a Treasure Hunt and Victoria Plum and the Unwelcome Visitors.

 

The two little pictures are from different writing set pages. The next picture is a greeting card. The far right picture is the cover of a writing pad.