The Doll's House

by Rumer Godden

Other authorsTasha Tudor (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1976

Status

Available

Local notes

PB God

Barcode

918

Publication

Puffin Books (1976), 128 pages

Description

Tottie is a loving little wooden doll who lives with her family in a shoebox. The doll family is owned by two sisters, Emily and Charlotte, and they are very happy, except for one thing: they long for a proper home. To their delight, their wish comes true when Emily and Charlotte fix up a Victorian dolls' house just for them. But then a new arrival starts to wreak havoc in the dolls' house. For Marchpane might be a wonderfully beautiful doll, but she is also terribly cruel. And she always gets her own way.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1947

Physical description

128 p.; 5.01 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member ParadisePorch
The activities, sorrows, and joys of a family of dolls living in an old doll house are related from the dolls’ point of view.

It’s rather dated, but charming. Read this if: you ever played with a dollhouse – or wanted to (and who didn’t?) 3 stars
LibraryThing member sdunford
I love this book. I have always loved this book. I received it for Christmas, the year my sister and I got the chicken pox - we were confined to bed and Mom read it to us. We pretended we were Charlotte and Emily. I then read it for myself - my first chapter book,

As a child, I loved the characters
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and story. As an adult (and a senior citizen to boot) I love the slightly quirky use of language, as well as the characters and story.
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LibraryThing member AngelaLam
A very disturbing book, but very true-to-life. It has haunted me for years. I won't let my daughter read it until she is a LOT older.

Pages

128

Rating

(69 ratings; 4.2)
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