♥ teddy bears don't need hearts as they are already stuffed with love.

when i first saw these pictures of the holiday decorations at the galeries lafayette

in paris on the blog bardot in blue, i was A) super jealous that i was not in paris myself

to witness such a grand spectacle and B) suddenly struck by a craving for teddy grahams and

C) totally reminded of a book my mom once read me about a bear and a lonely doll.

written in the late 1950's, the lonely doll by photographer/model dare wright

went straight to the new york times best seller list for children's books

and was followed by 18 more. while the tales of edith, the lonely doll are said

to reflect dare wright's troubled childhood, they are also visually striking.

shot entirely in black and white and featuring ms. wright's very own childhood

doll, (whom she created a vast wardrobe for and also added hair!), these

books are still considered a true work of art.

source.

very little is known about accomplished author/ photographer dare wright.

to this day, only one biography has been written. (listen to the npr interview here.)

and looking at her beautiful pictures, one may forget the inner sadness that came

through in her work. didn't she and her doll share an eerie likeness?

source.