The Stone Doll of Sister Brute
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Picture Book · Ages 6–8 · 1968

The Stone Doll of Sister Brute

By Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

Lonely heart finds love in unexpected places.

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27 pages
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Sister Brute, yearning for companionship, crafts a stone doll and discovers an ugly dog. As she navigates her loneliness, these unlikely friends may hold the key to filling the void in her heart. Can love truly be found in the most unexpected forms?

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Sister Brute has no one to love until she makes a stone doll and finds an ugly dog

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Format
Paperback
Pages
27
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Picture
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Book details

Publication
Published
July 1, 1992
First published
January 1, 1968
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440406815

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