Showing posts with label Dolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dolls. Show all posts
Monday, September 1, 2025

Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field

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Hitty was published in 1929 and won the Newbery in 1930. I knew nothing about this book until I read 52 Monday's by Anna Ciddor in 2019...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Little House by Katya Balen

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Juno's dad works for an aid organisation in a faraway place. Juno is used to her dad's absence but now her mum is going away too. Ju...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The Doll Box by Deborah Kelly illustrated by Joanna Bartel

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Young Isla is afraid of the climbing frame at the park.  "Her legs were too shaky. Her arms were too achy. She would never make it to t...
Saturday, November 2, 2024

The Wise Doll by Hiawyn Oram illustrated by Ruth Brown

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In this story there are three sisters. Two are horrid and very horrid and the third is named "Too Nice". Little Too-Nice is lonely...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad

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Nettie (Lynette) Sweeny lives with her three sisters and her dad on a farm. The year is 1952 and in a few months Princess Elizabeth will be ...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

The Doll People by Ann M Martin and Laura Godwin illustrated by Brian Selznick

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"Outside the dollhouse, in Kate's room and beyond, everything changed. Little girls grew up and had little girls of their own, peop...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll by Edward and Aingelda Ardizzone

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A tiny doll is dropped into the chest freezer in a supermarket. Eventually a young girl sees her: "The doll looked so cold and lonely, ...