Reviews

The Doll People by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin

oofsharkz73's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I tried, and failed, to read this book several times when I was Kate's age. I had every single last The Babysitter's Club, Little Sisters and wanted to read anything by Ann M. Martin. Unfortunately, anytime I got a quarter or halfway through Doll People, something was uprooted in my life and I never got around to reading it until now. What I mean to say is, this book is so charming that for over a decade I've thought about it and wanted to finally read it fully. I'm glad I did. So endearing, so cute, and definitely will be finding the others in the series so my children can enjoy it the same way I did one day. 

leucadendron's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

a childhood favorite <3 

resellmaven's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Super cute, light hearted read with a lovely ending!

blankpagealex's review

2.0

I read this aloud to my children and they both enjoyed it, but this wasn't as fun a read for me as other books we've read together. The author does a lot of set up with no payoff as there are several paragraphs that begin with a threat - like the cats is prowling looking for them - and then all turns out well with little incident. This is not to say there is no conflict and I think the predictability is what my kids enjoyed about it (same reason I've been enjoying revisiting classic movies and books during quarantine). Overall, though, this wasn't my favorite chapter book for children.

lill_ayy's review against another edition

5.0

Like Toy Story and arrietty combined ❤️ so much nostalgia 

linneamo's review

3.0

genre: fantasy

summary: Annabelle doll is bored. She's been a doll for almost 100 years and she's never really allowed to go anywhere beyond the room where the doll house is....years ago her Aunt Sarah went missing without a trace. Annabelle accidentally discovers Sarah's journal and wants to start searching her. Meanwhile a new family of doll's, the Funcrafts', move in to a room across the hall. Plastic and shiny the new dolls have different attitudes that Annabelle and her family but Annabelle is happy to finally have new people to talk with.

notes:

for kids who like: the Borrowers, the Littles, Toy Story, etc

age group: age 9+ (good read aloud for children 6+)

my review: I read Borrowers as a kid and that will always be my favorite "tiny people" fantasy book but I found this entertaining. The doll oath and doll state rules were interested...but also seemed a little plot-holey. all in a solid read

goodfences's review

4.0

I read this as a kid and just finished reading it out loud to my 3 year old. He loved it, but I still think I loved it more :)

judeeton's review

5.0

One of my favorite books as a child. Can’t wait to reread soon.

yvetteflo's review

5.0

Childhood favorite !!

jessi_cat629's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0