Description
Description
Best friends Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft are back, and this time they've got an unexpected visitor, a new doll named Tilly May. She's arrived in a mysterious package from London, but her face looks so familiar... . Could she be Annabelle's long lost baby sister? Annabelle is convinced it absolutely must be so-but her parents refuse to believe her. With time running out before the package is at risk of being sent back to England, Annabelle and Tiffany resort to the only course of action they can think of-running away. But life on the road is fraught with its own pitfalls, from a foreboding wooded park to a close call in a department store. How will Annabelle and Tiffany find their way back home and what's going to happen to Tilly May if and when they do?
In this masterfully plotted third book in the Doll People series, Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, with the help of Brian Selznick's captivating black-and-white illustrations, take the reader on another exhilarating adventure from a doll's-eye view.
About the Author
About the Author
Ann M. Martin is the bestselling author of the momentous Baby-Sitters Club series as well as the Main Street series. Her other acclaimed novels include A Dog's Life, Belle Teal, Rain Reign, and the Newbery Honor Book A Corner of the Universe. She lives in upstate New York.
Laura Godwin lives and works in New York City but grew up in Alberta, Canada. She has written many well-loved books for children, including Owl Sees Owl, Christmas in the Manger, This Is the Construction Worker, and Oh, Cats! Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a National Book Award nominee. He has illustrated many other books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a Caldecott Honor. Brian lives in Brooklyn and San Diego.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"It's not easy to write a good book about dolls. Martin and Godwin not only set up a realistic doll world but also provide a credible mystery. The story gets a wonderful boost from Brian Selznick's pencil drawings...he catches every bit of humor."
--Booklist "Black-and-white pencil drawings illustrate this lively addition to the doll-fantasy genre."
--Horn Book "A lighthearted touch and a dash of drama make this a satisfying read. Selznick's illustrations are perfectly suited to the innocent charm of the dolls and do much to draw readers into their world."
--School and Library Journal "'The Doll People' is part of a solid tradition of doll stories. But Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin have given their amusing novel a decidedly contemporary twist: 19th-century porcelain meets 20th-century plastic."--The New York Times Praise for The Meanest Doll in the World: "With its indelible mingling of wit, action, characterization, and art, this stands alone, but will especially thrill expectant fans of the original Doll People."--Kirkus, starred review "The team behind The Doll People serves up a second helping of fanciful fun."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
A Garden State Children's Book Award NomineeAn Indian Paintbrush Book Award Nominee
A Junior Library Guild SelectionKentucky Bluegrass Award Master ListMaryland Children's Book AwardMassachusetts Children's Book award Master ListMaud Hart Lovelace Book AwardA National Parenting Center Seal of ApprovalPennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Master ListA Publishers Weekly Best BookA Rhode Island Children's Book Award NomineeA School Library Journal Best BookA Texas Bluebonnet Award NomineeA Volunteer State Book Award Nominee Praise for The Doll People: An ALA Notable Children's Book
A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
A National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
A School Library Journal Best Book
A Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee "[Readers] are in for a marvelous treat in this delicious fantasy." --Kirkus, starred review
--Booklist "Black-and-white pencil drawings illustrate this lively addition to the doll-fantasy genre."
--Horn Book "A lighthearted touch and a dash of drama make this a satisfying read. Selznick's illustrations are perfectly suited to the innocent charm of the dolls and do much to draw readers into their world."
--School and Library Journal "'The Doll People' is part of a solid tradition of doll stories. But Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin have given their amusing novel a decidedly contemporary twist: 19th-century porcelain meets 20th-century plastic."--The New York Times Praise for The Meanest Doll in the World: "With its indelible mingling of wit, action, characterization, and art, this stands alone, but will especially thrill expectant fans of the original Doll People."--Kirkus, starred review "The team behind The Doll People serves up a second helping of fanciful fun."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A thoroughly charming exploration of the fantasy that dolls are secretly alive. In this action-packed sequel, things heat up even further."
--Booklist "Martin and Godwin inventively spin out their own variation on the perennially popular theme of toys who secretly come to life...Doll lovers may well approach their imaginative play with renewed enthusiasm and a sense of wonder after reading this fun-filled adventure." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Readers...will hope for many more tales in the series for years to come."--Bookpage"The book's broad humor and action balance with smaller, more personal dramas...Selznick's illustrations, in their wit and profusion, tie it all together in one appealing package."
Praise for The Runaway Dolls:
"Fans of the first two Doll People stories will be thrilled with number three."--Kirkus, starred review"Fast-paced, satisfyingly developed, the book is doubly enjoyable for its foundation in a solidly imagined doll culture."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review"[I]n the pantheon of living toys, the Doll and Funcraft families of Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin's admired Doll People series reign supreme."
--The New York Times"Gentle humor, believable characters with distinct personalities, and a strong plotline will keep readers coming back for more."
--Booklist Other accolades for the Doll People series: An ALA Notable Children's BookA Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title for Children and TeensCCIRA Colorado Children's Book Award Runner-UpA Child Magazine Best Book of the YearDorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book award MasterlistA Garden State Children's Book Award NomineeAn Indian Paintbrush Book Award Nominee
A Junior Library Guild SelectionKentucky Bluegrass Award Master ListMaryland Children's Book AwardMassachusetts Children's Book award Master ListMaud Hart Lovelace Book AwardA National Parenting Center Seal of ApprovalPennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Master ListA Publishers Weekly Best BookA Rhode Island Children's Book Award NomineeA School Library Journal Best BookA Texas Bluebonnet Award NomineeA Volunteer State Book Award Nominee Praise for The Doll People: An ALA Notable Children's Book
A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
A National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
A School Library Journal Best Book
A Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee "[Readers] are in for a marvelous treat in this delicious fantasy." --Kirkus, starred review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
2010-06-01
Length:
368 pages
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