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. The Doll People by Ann M. 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 tryi...
3.5
I still love it, even though I think the tails should wrap around one another's heads in order to make a yin/yang symbol. read 2/16/12 and 5/16/14
:O I remember reading this when I was little... AMAZING.
I'm very happy with my impulse to check this out. Totally adorable. City cat and country cat both sneak out of their kids' bedrooms to chase mice at night. The art is gorgeous, making a good foil for the very simple rhyming text.Library copy.
I like the text and the illustrations for the most part, but not cat's eyes.
fun story and great illustrations.
fun story and great illustrations.
Read this one aloud to my kids. Everyone had a good time and they were anxious to see how it ended. I wouldn't have enjoyed it on my own, though!
Annabelle Doll is a 100 year old dollhouse doll. She and her family (Mama, Papa, Bobby, Nanny, and Baby Betsy) have been passed down through three generations of girls. After so many years Annabelle feels a bit restless. Her craving for change is answered when a new family of dolls (The Funcrafts...