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Picture Book · Ages 6–8 · 1968
The Stone Doll of Sister Brute
Written by Russell Hoban · Illustrated by Lillian Hoban
Lonely heart finds love in unexpected places.
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27 pages
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Bookroo's summary
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?
From the publisher
Sister Brute has no one to love until she makes a stone doll and finds an ugly dog
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 27
- Reading age
- 6–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~540L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.6
- F&P level
- ~N
Publication
- Published
- July 1, 1992
- First published
- January 1, 1968
- Publisher
- Yearling Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780440406815
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