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40 pp.
| Random/Schwartz & Wade |
May, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-553-52153-5$17.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-553-52154-2$20.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-553-52155-9
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K-3
An unnamed narrator built a dollhouse with cardboard, creativity, and whatever she could find around the house; friend Sophie has a store-bought dollhouse, but readers will probably guess which ultimately proves more interesting to play with. The present-tense narration captures the voice of an introspective, imaginative child, but it's in Potter's detailed ink and watercolor illustrations that the book's spirit shines through.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2016