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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2012 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
The Paper Dolls
By Julia Donaldson, Rebecca Cobb (Illustrator)
Part of the The Paper Dolls series
Paper dolls face a perilous journey, threatened by scissors.
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32 pages· 490 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A string of paper dolls embarks on a whimsical adventure through a child's world, evading toy dinosaurs and oven-glove crocodiles. But their imaginative journey faces a real threat: a pair of scissors. Will they survive this perilous encounter, or will their paper dreams be cut short? Dive into a tale where imagination battles reality, and discover the magic of childhood wonder.
From the publisher
The Paper Dolls is a stunning, lyrical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination from Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Rebecca Cobb. A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens . . . The Paper Dolls is a beautiful and evocative story from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the bestselling creators of The Everywhere Bear.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 490
- Reading age
- 3–5
- Audience
- Picture
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- June 6, 2013
- First published
- October 1, 2012
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781447220145
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