The Doll People
What's The Doll People About
Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.
What Kind of Book is The Doll People
What Questions Should I Ask My Child
- This book shares the messages of having integrity, never giving up, and loving those that are different than you. Ask your child how Annabelle shows all three of these traits throughout the story.
Reviews
This adventurous story is full of facing fears, some sleuthing, and problem solving, and I love that it has that "Toy Story" feel of toys being alive. Even though the cover may cause some boys to think it's a "girl book," I think this book is such a fun gender neutral book! When Annabelle Doll finds out she might have a missing Aunt Doll somewhere in the house, she decides to face everyone's biggest fear: leaving the dollhouse. Not only does Annabelle end up facing her fear, but she rallies together the entire Doll family and inspires them to face their fears on the quest to find their missing family member. They have to face cats, breaking, getting around, and humans (among other things), but they show bravery, courage, and dedication in their goal.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Ann M. Martin is the author of Ten Rules for Living with My Sister, Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life, Everything for a Dog, and Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure. She won a Newbery Honor Award for A Corner of the Universe, and is the author of the beloved Baby-Sitters Club series. She lives in upstate New York.
Laura Godwin, also known as Nola Buck, is the author of many popular picture books for children, including Oh, Cats!; One Moon, Two Cats; and Christmas in the Manger. She is also the author of the best-selling The Doll People series with Ann M. Martin. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, she now lives in New York City.
Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including Frindle and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements, as well as the Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780786803613
- Publication Date
- August 14, 2000
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books for Children
- Page Count
- 272
- Words Per Page
- 124
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 7 - 11 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 98012344
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 52282978
- Lexile® Level
- 630L
- Scholastic Level
- S
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 41789
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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