Marissa

Marissa the rag doll has lived snuggled between the roots of an old oak tree for so long she has become a forest spirit. Children having a picnic discover her. Marissa tells them her life story. Magical things begin to happen.

Marissa the rag doll has lived snuggled between the roots of an old oak tree for so long she has become a forest spirit. Her face and body have turned green. Her ears are now pointed like leaves. Her hair looks like a tangle of vines with purple berries. One day, children having a picnic discover her. Marissa surprises them by speaking. She offers to tell them her life story. Magical things begin to happen.

Nancy Donovan is a writer of children's stories, a poet and a potter. Her book OSCAR THE HERRING GULL is in bookstores, toy stores, and historical places on the New Hampshire seacoast. Her poems are included in three anthologies published by the New Hampshire Poetry Society. Her books and pottery are also in Just Us Chickens artist co-op in Kittery, ME.