![]() ![]() I started thinking about this difference in my own life. P.15 – The heroine talks about the difference between being bored and being restless. Thank you for loaning me The Doll People. I guess the most 'interesting' part (if you can call it that) was when a new set of dolls entered the house and the reader can see the difference between the older porcelain toys and the newer plastic ones. (We learn about Doll State or Permanent Doll State where they are frozen either temporarily or permanently.) The storyline is slow and rather predictable but suitable for beginner readers who are gaining confidence with chapter books. Like Toy Story, there are certain rules about letting the humans see them moving but they actually have an oath with consequences attached. We follow the adventures of Annabelle Doll who is preoccupied with the mystery of her aunt's disappearance 45 years ago. ![]() This is like Toy Story but dialed up to 11, ya'll. I didn't realize at the outset of reading it that it was actually the first in a series which follow the lives of the members of the Doll family. Martin (with pictures by Brian Selznick) was another one of those books recommended as a great book for the kids in your life who are trying to stretch their legs as early and eager readers. ![]() This post has taken me far longer to write than I'd like to admit and I think that's largely because I found this book pretty lukewarm. ![]()
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