House of Dolls

Informationen zum Autor Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat ; the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets ; the illustrated novella House of Dolls ; the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead ; and the gothic werewolf novel The Frenzy . Her work is published around the world. Barbara McClintock has written and illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, including Adèle & Simon , an ALA Notable Book, a Children's Book Sense Pick, and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Dahlia , a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. She lives in Windham, Connecticut. Zusammenfassung In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window and paintings hung in gold doily frames, Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene live a warm and cozy life. They wear fancy dresses, bake play-dough cakes, and spend their days enjoying one another's company. For the three dolls, life is small but good. But life is not good for Madison Blackberry, the owner of the dollhouse. Her grandmother pays more attention to the dolls than to her. The dolls have one another, but she is lonely in her big, empty apartment. Then one day, as things always do—even for dolls—everything changes. This beautiful story from the acclaimed team of Francesca Lia Block, author of such novels as Weetzie Bat , and Barbara McClintock, author and illustrator of many picture books, including Adèle & Simon , brings to life the power of love, family, and friendship.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Francesca Lia Block, Francesca Lia/ McClintock Block
• Con la collaborazione di: Barbara McClintock (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780061130946
• ISBN: 978-0-06-113094-6
• Pagine: 80
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION: Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy / General