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Title: Whew! I'm not the only one...
Review: When I read this book as a child, one of the messages I got was that even pretty china dolls get spanked (not just us plain brunette children with short noses). Another message was that I should be happy with my family because they didn't threaten to abandon me.As a parent I now wonder what message of "family" this book would give adopted children or any children. Children often fear abandonment due to their misbehaviour; why would we want to encourage that?I decided not to keep the copy of "The Lonely Doll" that was given to us and I could not in good conscience pass it on to another family.By the way, I find it disturbing that the Hornbook review refers to a "good spanking".They are lovely photographs and I liked the cover.
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