BACKSTORY: The fabric and dresses delighted them both. Holly Hobbie was a sweet little doll that lived with us when the girls were small. She wore a big bonnet and was from long, long ago. Mollie was particularly smitten with her. She insisted on having a Holly Hobbie birthday party. We couldn’t afford to buy all the branded party regalia but her daddy did a great job of decorating a Holly Hobbie cake for her. So much of childhood is discovering what appeals to you and why. I think Holly Hobbie had a lot to do with their childhood love of big bonnets. They wore them often much to their mother’s delight.