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Dork Diaries Book 14

Dork Diaries

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series

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January 13, 2020

SPOTLIGHT ON… STITCHES BY CHARLOTTE!!!

Have you ever had surgery? I feel super lucky that I haven’t. But I know kids have surgery every day, and it must be super scary!

That’s why I was so excited to discover Charlotte, a clever girl who designed a line of dolls specifically for kids who are about to have surgery. Charlotte herself was born with a cleft lip and palate, a facial deformity that meant she had to have two surgeries before she was even one year old. And even more after that!

When she was seven, Charlotte got her first sewing machine. Once she’d learned the basics, she sewed a doll that looked like her, with long, brown braids. Then she added a detail no store-bought doll would ever have – stitches on the doll’s mouth in the same place Charlotte has a scar.

That’s when the idea for Stitches by Charlotte was born. Charlotte wanted other kids facing surgery to have the comfort of a doll that looked like them. She started sewing more dolls, boys and girls with different skin tones and hair colors. She added stitches on the chest for a kid having heart surgery. She added stitches on the head for a kid having brain surgery.

Charlotte has sewn over 200 dolls. Now Stitches by Charlotte dolls are a whole business and can be bought by anyone who wants to comfort a child heading into surgery. The dolls come with a needle and thread, and instructions on how to add stitches to the dolls. Kids or parents can do this, and sometimes doctors or nurses do the stitches and use the dolls as a way to explain the surgery to the child.

Charlotte is eleven years old now, and totally healthy. When she’s not sewing, she loves theater and reading. And mostly she loves making people smile! 

Isn’t that awesome? Doesn’t it make you want to go out and put a smile on someone’s face?

Check out http://stitchesbycharlotte.com/ for more info on Charlotte and her dolls!

What simple acts of kindness do you think could make another person’s day? Is it something you could do or create? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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  1. so cute says

    January 27, 2020 at 3:18 am

    I can’t believe 2020 has come so fast. I have never had any surgeries but I came close. I feel so sorry for CHARLOTTE

  2. ddlover says

    January 26, 2020 at 11:49 am

    she’s thoughtful

  3. VSCO dork says

    January 26, 2020 at 10:54 am

    awesome

  4. Anonymous says

    January 26, 2020 at 7:38 am

    Awesome

  5. Surgery life says

    January 26, 2020 at 1:13 am

    Charlotte is really pretty

  6. Surgery life says

    January 26, 2020 at 1:12 am

    WOW I have had like 10 surgeries a few for my eyes cause I needed glasses when I was 2 years old & at the age of 4 I hit myself on my chimney by accident so a couple more for that I still have the scars though I’m fine now.

  7. Lol says

    January 25, 2020 at 10:15 pm

    That gave me an idea to do something like that! I love Charlotte!!!!!!

  8. Cute cupcake says

    January 25, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    Charlotte is so nice

  9. Luna Lovegood says

    January 25, 2020 at 9:20 pm

    That’s awesome what Charlotte’s doing, You go girl!

  10. everything is great everything says

    January 25, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    wow she is amazing

  11. Adriana granda says

    January 25, 2020 at 11:41 am

    Girl go your books are good

  12. Hi says

    January 25, 2020 at 9:21 am

    That is so nice

  13. excited DORK says

    January 24, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    Charlotte is so nice!!!!

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