Giselle Potter

I like this quirky book about an extremely eccentric family that takes a year out of their life to tour Italy as a four-person theatre troupe of animated puppets. I don't know whether it's rendered more believable or more peculiar by knowing that it's true events from the author's childhood. My very literal grandson complained about the book: the pictures don't always represent the two girls in their proper sizes and the Italian is so rudimentary. "It's like it was written by a child!" Since show more that effect was the author's intention, it's safe to say that the book is a success. His sister absolutely loved the book. I found it utterly delightful. I love books about puppets, puppetry and theatre and this one is unique. By majority vote, it's a keeper. show less

This Is My Dollhouse follows two girls friendship and insecurities. One of the girls has a store bought dollhouse with rigid rules and the other has an open-ended dollhouse that she made herself. Throughout their interaction, the girls decide that the open-ended dollhouse is more creative than the other one. This allows the girl to feel proud of who she is and what she has created. IO think what is great about this book for kids it shares two very different social and economic realities, and show more it challenged students to be open and curious about activities that are different than what they are used to. Genre - Picture Book. show less

The brown-haired narrator loves her homemade dollhouse and its inhabitants, but when her friend Sophie comes over, she worries that Sophie won't like it; Sophie's own dollhouse is "all perfect...everything matches." However, Sophie appreciates the creativity that the narrator's inventive dollhouse allows, and she feels proud of it once more.

Everyone probably wishes sometime in their life that they could be someone else. This book is full of wishes. Two sisters who wish to be like the other, because the other seems to have it better. But they realize that everyone wishes at some time that they were something different. And that if they were both alike, they would be themselves. I like the message of this book, but I don’t care for the rest of it. I think the art style is a little old fashioned and I hate the … between the show more words and characters. Just overall, this book was not a success for this reader. show less