--- product_id: 135408396 title: "Doll People, the: 1" price: "€ 31.81" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/135408396-doll-people-the-1 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Doll People, the: 1 **Price:** € 31.81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Doll People, the: 1 - **How much does it cost?** € 31.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/135408396-doll-people-the-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Doll People, the: 1 Illustrated by Martin, Ann Godwin (ISBN: 9780786812400) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Toy Story, The Borrowers - and something of its own - Who doesn't love the idea of toys coming to life when humans aren't around? I remember very well fantasising about this as a child. This story feeds directly into that reverie, and I would have LOVED this as a child, it would have enthralled me. Our characters are dolls, living in a doll house in the bedroom of a girl whose mother and grandmother also played with them. A family, with parents, children, a nanny, they are wooden, traditional models, and well looked after. But Annabelle, much like Arrietty in the Borrowers, has yearnings to explore more than the doll house, as well as the urge to find out what happened to her aunt, who disappeared decades before and whom nobody ever speaks of. It is the appearance of her aunt's diary and the arrival of a new family of plastic dolls for a younger human in the house that changes Arrietty's everyday world and opens up her existence to wider possibilities. Selznick gives us his superlative black-and-white drawings, showing the dolls in their houses as realistic wooden/plastic toys one moment and strangely-shaped moving and thinking beings the next. They enrich the story and give the characters life. The story is wonderful for readers - the life of a doll and how they see the human world, the rules of keeping the secret from people, the mystery of what has happened to Auntie Sarah, the introduction of new and different dolls. Having two very different families of dolls was intriguing, though the possible differences and how the families related to each other seemed skirted over a little, it could have featured more. Martin creates a very relatable world from a doll's point of view, Selznick ably assisting with his illustrations. Annabelle is a very appealing Arrietty-like heroine, with touches of a Toy Story Woody in there too. This is one I only heard of recently, it was included on my son's '100 Book Bucket List', so I expect he'll be asking to try it soon too. Most enjoyable, and one for youngsters aged 7-11. Review: UTTERLY ENCHANTING! - I've been reading a lot of children's book lately, and this was a delightful read and very imaginative for the inner child in all of us, and those who love dolls, but as another reviewer has already said; why restrict this to only children, and only little girls? I suspect this would appeal to any child who still has their imagination intact which has not been spoiled by the modern world and its computer gadgets. The fact the story is built around dolls and a dolls house may well appeal more to little girls, but I would have thought the night-time escapades of the little dolls would most certainly capture the interest of boys too! The quality of the book is quite delightful too with a raised sort of embossed surface to it - along with an attached quality dust-like cover that's part of the book itself even on the paperback. This reads perfectly as a stand alone book/story, but it is the first in a trilogy which I usually find cheapens books and stories, and that I never usually buy into, but I've found myself ordering the second instalment with just a little chastisement from my inner adult counterpart! :-) Utterly delightful! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 1,728,620 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,949 in Intermediate & Advanced Readers for Children 5,466 in Mysteries & Detective Stories for Children 10,154 in Fiction About Friendship for Children | | Book 1 of 4 | The Doll People | | Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (588) | | Dimensions | 15.11 x 2.92 x 22.86 cm | | Edition | Illustrated | | Grade level | Pre-school - 2 | | ISBN-10 | 0786812400 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0786812400 | | Item weight | 408 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | 1 Sept. 2003 | | Publisher | Hyperion | | Reading age | 8 - 12 years | ## Images ![Doll People, the: 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-rgA9-ULL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Toy Story, The Borrowers - and something of its own *by K***Y on 6 May 2020* Who doesn't love the idea of toys coming to life when humans aren't around? I remember very well fantasising about this as a child. This story feeds directly into that reverie, and I would have LOVED this as a child, it would have enthralled me. Our characters are dolls, living in a doll house in the bedroom of a girl whose mother and grandmother also played with them. A family, with parents, children, a nanny, they are wooden, traditional models, and well looked after. But Annabelle, much like Arrietty in the Borrowers, has yearnings to explore more than the doll house, as well as the urge to find out what happened to her aunt, who disappeared decades before and whom nobody ever speaks of. It is the appearance of her aunt's diary and the arrival of a new family of plastic dolls for a younger human in the house that changes Arrietty's everyday world and opens up her existence to wider possibilities. Selznick gives us his superlative black-and-white drawings, showing the dolls in their houses as realistic wooden/plastic toys one moment and strangely-shaped moving and thinking beings the next. They enrich the story and give the characters life. The story is wonderful for readers - the life of a doll and how they see the human world, the rules of keeping the secret from people, the mystery of what has happened to Auntie Sarah, the introduction of new and different dolls. Having two very different families of dolls was intriguing, though the possible differences and how the families related to each other seemed skirted over a little, it could have featured more. Martin creates a very relatable world from a doll's point of view, Selznick ably assisting with his illustrations. Annabelle is a very appealing Arrietty-like heroine, with touches of a Toy Story Woody in there too. This is one I only heard of recently, it was included on my son's '100 Book Bucket List', so I expect he'll be asking to try it soon too. Most enjoyable, and one for youngsters aged 7-11. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ UTTERLY ENCHANTING! *by F***E on 14 August 2015* I've been reading a lot of children's book lately, and this was a delightful read and very imaginative for the inner child in all of us, and those who love dolls, but as another reviewer has already said; why restrict this to only children, and only little girls? I suspect this would appeal to any child who still has their imagination intact which has not been spoiled by the modern world and its computer gadgets. The fact the story is built around dolls and a dolls house may well appeal more to little girls, but I would have thought the night-time escapades of the little dolls would most certainly capture the interest of boys too! The quality of the book is quite delightful too with a raised sort of embossed surface to it - along with an attached quality dust-like cover that's part of the book itself even on the paperback. This reads perfectly as a stand alone book/story, but it is the first in a trilogy which I usually find cheapens books and stories, and that I never usually buy into, but I've found myself ordering the second instalment with just a little chastisement from my inner adult counterpart! :-) Utterly delightful! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book and good service. *by L***S on 26 January 2018* My granddaughter loved this book and so did my daughter. 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