I am looking for a book that I loved when I was growing up in the 50s.
 I haven't seen it since, but I now have three little granddaughters
who love books, and I would like to share this with them.

The story and illustrations were simple, the colors mostly blues and
greens.  The main character was a little island girl, brown skin, long
hair.  I don't even remember the story (very sparse text) but I think
of the illustrations very, very often.  This was a small book, about
the size and length of a Golden Book.

Can you help?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 04 Jun 2006 13:41 PDT

One possibility is "Ukelele and Her New Doll."

See if anything here jogs your memory:

http://goldenbook.com/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=2&showtopic=415

Here you'll find a photo of the cover and a few illustrations: 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Little-Golden-Book-UKELELE-and-Her-New-Doll-1951_W0QQitemZ8071807839QQcategoryZ279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Please let me know if this is the correct book.

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Clarification of Question by grandmanow-ga on 09 Jun 2006 18:08 PDT

to pinkfreud-ga: Yes!  That is the book!  You provided the right
answer.  Please post it under Answer so that you can be compensated. 
Many thanks.

I am delighted to learn that my guess was correct!

"Ukelele and Her New Doll" was a favorite of mine in the early 1950s
when I was a little girl. Your description sure brought back some
memories. I'll bet your granddaughters will love it.

If you'd like to compare prices on used copies of the book, this link
should be helpful:

AddAll Rare, Used and Out of Print Book Search
http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/RefineRare.fcgi?id=060609183839726293 

Google Web Search: ukelele doll "golden book"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ukelele+doll+%22golden+book%22

Very best regards,
pinkfreud

I love pinkfreud!

Contact or visit a bookseller of used children's books.

Many thanks for the five stars and the nice tip! It is always a
pleasure to be able to help someone retrieve a beloved piece of her
childhood!

~pinkfreud