The Runaway Dolls (Doll People) - Hardcover

Martin, Ann M; Godwin, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786855843 ISBN 13: 9780786855841

Publisher: Hyperion Book, 2008

Synopsis

Best friends Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft are back, and this time they’ve got an unexpected visitor, a new doll named Tilly May. She's arrived in a mysterious package from London, but  her face looks so familiar... .  Could she be Annabelle’s long lost baby sister? Annabelle is convinced it absolutely must be so but her parents refuse to believe her. With time running out before the package is at risk of being sent back to England, Annabelle and Tiffany resort to the only course of action they can think of running away. But life on the road is fraught with its own pitfalls, from a foreboding wooded park to a close call in a department store. How will Annabelle and Tiffany find their way back home...and what’s going to happen to Tilly May if and when they do?

In this masterfully plotted third book in the Doll People series, Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, with the help of Brian Selznick’s captivating black-and-white illustrations, take the reader on another exhilarating adventure from a doll’s-eye view.

About this title

About the Author

Ann M. Martin is the author of many books for young readers, including A Corner of the Universe, Belle Teale, and Leo the Magnificat. She is also the co-author, with Paula Danziger, of P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More. Ms. Martin funds such charities as The Lisa Libraries and The Ann M. Martin Foundation. She makes her home in upstate New York.

Laura Godwin, also known as Nola Buck, is the author of many popular picture books for children, including What the Baby Hears, Central Park Serenade, Barnyard Prayers, The Flower Girl, Little White Dog and Christmas in the Manger. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, she now lives in New York City.
Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the New York Times best-selling The Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal and a National Book nominee. He has also illustrated many other books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Mu oz Ryan, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.

From AudioFile

In the third installment of the Doll People series, Annabelle and Tiffany find themselves on a dangerous and suspenseful adventure. They have a runaway to protect, a doll they found in a mysterious package who they think might be Annabelle's long-lost sister. Lynn Redgrave narrates with a measured cadence that allows the story to gently unfold, and her distinct vocalizations for each of the dolls make it easy to follow the plot. In particular, Redgrave gives Annabelle's new sister a light, innocent voice that is fitting for the inquisitiveness of a young child. This character trait adds humor to the moments when she's also exceedingly knowledgeable, given all the things she heard during her many years in the misplaced box. J.K.R. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Book
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0786855843
• ISBN 13: 9780786855841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrator: Selznick Brian