Dahlia
Looks can be deceiving!When Charlotte gets a delicate doll from her aunt Edme, she is not too happy. She tells the doll that she and Bruno, her bear, "like digging in dirt and climbing trees. No tea parties, no being pushed around in frilly prams. You'll just have to get used to the way we do...
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Looks can be deceiving!When Charlotte gets a delicate doll from her aunt Edme, she is not too happy. She tells the doll that she and Bruno, her bear, "like digging in dirt and climbing trees. No tea parties, no being pushed around in frilly prams. You'll just have to get used to the way we do things." Much to Charlotte and Bruno's surprise, Dahlia seems to like getting dirty while making mud cakes and racing wagons. But at the end of the day, Charlotte's aunt arrives for a visit and wants to see how Dahlia's doing . . . and Charlotte is in for another surprise. Charming, detailed illustrations accompany this sweet story about making room for a new friend.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780374316785 (0374316783)
Publish date: August 1st 2002
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Yum. I really like the budding young naturalist amidst the trappings of Victoriana.
What a little gem of a book! The title character of Dahlia is actually a fancy doll given as a gift to a little girl named Charlotte. But, this is not your typical little girl and dolly story. The illustrations are phenomenal - so convincingly Victorian that you will have a hard time believing th...