`Hello, I`m Raggedy Ann. Welcome to my world. I`m going to tell you about myself and this book. Some grown-ups think I`m just another rag doll with floppy arms and legs who has been nibbled by the mice but they are wrong. When the other toys and I are left alone we get up to all sorts of games and adventures. Once I nearly got boiled to bits in the washing machine. Then I had fun with the kittens and the puppy. But best of all, one day Marcella`s daddy brought home a package with another rag doll in it. They called him Raggedy Andy. What jolly times we have! What funny games we play! He is now my "best friend". I`m sure you will enjoy reading this book full of stories about us.`