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Loading... The Doll People (2000)by Ann M. Martin, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
Adorable story about the unlikely friendship between a one hundred year old china doll family and the more modern Funcrafts. Annabelle and Tiffany become friends and help solve a mystery. A fun story for all ages.  68papyrus | May 23, 2013 |  This was such a cute story I can't begin to gush adequately about it. It follows Toy Story's concept of toys secretly being alive, but adds Night at the Museum's idea that any animated toy that is seen by a human loses its ability to reanimate. Definitely a fun read for younger kids! (  ) frozenplums | May 2, 2013 | I would have been obsessed with this book when I was 10!! (  ) wwrawson | Mar 31, 2013 | When I was much younger, I remember loving this book the first time I read it. The thought of my dolls coming alive when I wasn't watching was really interesting to me. The dynamic of the Doll family is really nice to read about and very heartwarming how close they are. The adventure to find Annabelle's missing aunt is really fun and as a child, kept me on the edge of my seat. I definitely enjoyed it more in elementary school than I did as a college student, but I'd recommend it to any younger kids looking for a fun read. It is a chapter book, but with fairly big type and images on almost every page so it is a good transition book for kids who may not be into reading long novels or are not yet at that reading level. ( ) ergreenb | Feb 11, 2013 | This is a lovely concept and very well written. Because so many children play with dolls, this book allows children to relate and become involved in the story. The mystery aspect to it also enhances this book as well. I think that this book is an especially good book to introduce children to chapter books and to get uninterested readers reading. I highly recommend this book! I would read it again even today! It was wonderful. (  ) jeemra | Nov 27, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0786812400, Paperback)Annabelle Doll is 8 years old--and has been for over 100 years. Nothing much has changed in the dollhouse during that time, except for the fact that 45 years ago, Annabelle's Auntie Sarah disappeared from the dollhouse without a trace. After all this time, restless Annabelle is becoming more and more curious about her aunt's fate. And when she discovers Auntie Sarah's old diary, she becomes positively driven. Her cautious family tries to discourage her, but Annabelle won't be stopped, even though she risks Permanent Doll State, in which she could turn into a regular, nonliving doll. And when the "Real Pink Plastic" Funcraft family moves in next door, the Doll family's world is turned upside down--in more ways than one!Fans of The Borrowers and Stuart Little will love this exciting story of adventure and mystery. The relationship between the two doll families, one antique, one modern, is hilariously, wonderfully drawn. The Funcrafts are reckless and raucous, with fearlessness born of their unbreakable plastic parts. The Doll family is reserved and somewhat prim, even though they occasionally break into '60s tunes like "Respect" in their sing-alongs. Annabelle is a heroine with integrity and gumption. Ann Martin (The Babysitters Club series) and Laura Godwin create a witty, intriguing tale, illustrated with humor and a clever eye for detail by Brian Selznick. (Ages 7 to 11) --Emilie Coulter (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:37:25 -0500) A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor. |
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