Johnny Gruelle found an ordinary rag doll in his parents' attic that sparked his creative juices, later becoming the inspiration for many stories to cheer his ailing daughter. In Raggedy Ann & Andy: A ...

NORWALK -- This year marks a century since beloved rose-cheeked storybook characters Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy jumped off the page and, as dolls, into the toy chests of children around the world.

Now in 3-D, Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up, based on the original story by Gruelle, adapted, illus. and with paper engineering by Kees ...

I admit that I chose this week’s column topic in part for the nostalgia and in part due to the fun that the internet is having over the recent travels of the purportedly haunted doll, Annabelle, that ...

Whatever happened to Raggedy Ann and, of course, her brother, Raggedy Andy? When I was a little boy in the 1940s — back in a world without credit cards, cell phones and drones — Raggedy Ann and Andy ...

(Editor's note: This story is an amalgam of two stories that originally appeared in 2016.) Raggedy Ann is a simple and unpretentious doll with button eyes and a tender smile. Not bad for over 100 ...

Raggedy Ann is a simple and unpretentious doll with button eyes and a tender smile. Not bad for over 100 years old. You won't find her in many stores these days. Her old-fashioned rag-doll look of ...

Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy, grew up in Indianapolis. The influential artists he grew up around undoubtedly inspired his own art. Learn more about the origins of this beloved doll ...

ARCOLA — Raggedy Ann celebrates her 90th birthday and will have an estimated 40,000 of her fans gather for the occasion this weekend at the annual Raggedy Ann and Andy Festival. The festival opens at ...

Arcola – Patented in the early 1900’s Raggedy Ann and Andy, the iconic American toys, now have a statue in downtown Arcola. Born in Arcola, Johnny Gruelle patented Raggedy Ann in 1915. Her toy brother ...