Almost everyone has a favorite doll, an aging teddy, or an unraveling blankie-either safely put away in a drawer or still lovingly tucked into bed at night.Adults and children alike treasure these creature comforts because they offer security, lifelong friendship, and the smell of home.
Through striking black-and-white photographs and first-person accounts, Barbara Collopy O'Halloran and Betty Udesen tenderly document and reveal just some of the extraordinary magic found beneath the worn exteriors of a misshapen sweater, a winking dog, and even an earless rabbit named 'Chickey.'