The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Martin, Ann M. , Godwin, Laura

The Meanest Doll in the World

268 pp. | Hyperion | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7868-0878-0 $$15.99

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Brian Selznick. In this sequel to The Doll People, the authors clearly know the contemporary world of dolls and the way kids play with them, mixing in action figures and dollhouse dolls with baby dolls and trolls and paper dolls and Lego structures. The book's broad humor and action balance with smaller, more personal dramas, and Selznick's illustrations, in their wit and profusion, tie it all together in one appealing package.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2003