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My first grader loved The Doll People and devoured the entire book (about 240 pages long) in less than a week. She was so riveted by the storyline that she brought the book everywhere, reading it at home, in the car, and even at the restaurant. I was happy to be able to find a chapter book series with a plot that would keep her engaged and interested.

The Meanest Doll in the World is the second book in the series and a follow-up to The Doll People. The two main characters in the series are Annabelle Doll, a china doll that is more than a hundred years old, and Tiffany, a Funcraft doll who is more recent and made of plastic. Annabelle lives with the Doll family (Mama, Papa, Uncle, Auntie Sarah, Nanny, and Baby Betsy) in an antique dollhouse that has been in the Palmer family for generations. The Doll family are living dolls, i.e. they can talk and move, but they are very careful about not being seen doing this by humans or risk going into Permanent Doll State, where they will be back to regular, lifeless dolls. Life for the Doll family becomes more exciting with the arrival of the Funcraft dolls, and the two families eventually form a close friendship (more on this in the first book).

In this book, both Annabelle and Tiffany have become best friends and like going exploring together. One day, they find themselves being transported in Kate's (the older girl in the Palmer family who has inherited the Doll family) backpack to Kate's school. Though the dolls have a fun time, they miss home and try to make their way back but accidentally get into another child's backpack and end up in a different home. This is where they encounter Mimi, the meanest and most cruel doll. What is to become of Annabelle and Tiffany, and will they ever find their way back to the Palmer's?

I've been listening to my daughter read this book out loud to me the past couple of nights, and it is a well-written, imaginative story that keeps the reader interested in what is going to happen next. There is an appropriate level of suspense and thrills, and the pencil drawings by Brian Selznick (who wrote the remarkable The Invention of Hugo Cabret) enhance the story. I highly recommend this series to children who are ready to read chapter books with a more challenging vocabulary - recommended for independent readers ages 6-10.


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The Meanest Doll in the World The Doll People Ann M Martin Laura Godwin Brian Selznick Books Reviews

My daughter has been listening to this audiobook every night at bedtime for 2 years now. She will only listen to this going to sleep (or the Doll People also). If your daughter is 6-12 she will love it.
I bought this book plus "The Meanest Doll in the World" and "The Runaway Dolls" for my granddaughter's 7th birthday this month. She is a good reader just starting second grade and loves these books.
Hesitant 10-year-old assigned this for book club. She doesn't like dolls, so was reluctant.
LOVES the book. Can't wait to read more in the series!
I bought this series of books for my granddaughter for her to experience behaviors and know how to deal w/them. She lives in a large city, is very small for her age and nearly a year younger than her class mates. I believe this will have a good lesson for her.
My 9 year old daughter loved this book! She loved it so much she read the rest of the series! Any book that gets kids crazy about reading is wonderful!
My 7 and 4 year old kids (a boy and a girl) LOVED this series. Note that this is the 2rd book, and probably the scariest of the 3. So if you have a child who is easily scared, you may want to wait a year or two. I also loved reading this series out loud to them, although I know some of my son's 2nd grade friends read it on their own.
This a very cute series of books. This one is #2 in the series. I have given them to my 7 year old grand daughter and she can't wait to get the next one. Good story lines and they teach good values, friendship, loyalty, respecting your parents.
My first grader loved The Doll People and devoured the entire book (about 240 pages long) in less than a week. She was so riveted by the storyline that she brought the book everywhere, reading it at home, in the car, and even at the restaurant. I was happy to be able to find a chapter book series with a plot that would keep her engaged and interested.

The Meanest Doll in the World is the second book in the series and a follow-up to The Doll People. The two main characters in the series are Annabelle Doll, a china doll that is more than a hundred years old, and Tiffany, a Funcraft doll who is more recent and made of plastic. Annabelle lives with the Doll family (Mama, Papa, Uncle, Auntie Sarah, Nanny, and Baby Betsy) in an antique dollhouse that has been in the Palmer family for generations. The Doll family are living dolls, i.e. they can talk and move, but they are very careful about not being seen doing this by humans or risk going into Permanent Doll State, where they will be back to regular, lifeless dolls. Life for the Doll family becomes more exciting with the arrival of the Funcraft dolls, and the two families eventually form a close friendship (more on this in the first book).

In this book, both Annabelle and Tiffany have become best friends and like going exploring together. One day, they find themselves being transported in Kate's (the older girl in the Palmer family who has inherited the Doll family) backpack to Kate's school. Though the dolls have a fun time, they miss home and try to make their way back but accidentally get into another child's backpack and end up in a different home. This is where they encounter Mimi, the meanest and most cruel doll. What is to become of Annabelle and Tiffany, and will they ever find their way back to the Palmer's?

I've been listening to my daughter read this book out loud to me the past couple of nights, and it is a well-written, imaginative story that keeps the reader interested in what is going to happen next. There is an appropriate level of suspense and thrills, and the pencil drawings by Brian Selznick (who wrote the remarkable The Invention of Hugo Cabret) enhance the story. I highly recommend this series to children who are ready to read chapter books with a more challenging vocabulary - recommended for independent readers ages 6-10.