Liza and her little sister Jane have long admired the dollhouse in the window of Miss Whitcomb¹s house. When Miss Whitcomb invites them over to see it one day, the girls are ecstatic. They return to play with it, and over time, the three develop a warm friendship. Then Miss Whitcomb passes away suddenly. Liza and Jane are devastated, but they soon learn their friend left them their beloved dollhouse.
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Gr 2-4-When Jane and Lila's father loses his job at the bank during the Depression, the family must move from their big house to the bottom floor of a smaller one on the poorer side of town. Not only are they cramped, but also most of their familiar luxuries are gone. That is why the girls are so fascinated by the elaborate dollhouse in the window of a house on Cheshire Street. One day, while they are admiring it, the elderly owner invites them in. Before long, the girls and Miss Whitcomb are friends. When she unexpectedly dies on Christmas Eve, the old woman leaves the dollhouse to them. Palmisciano's line drawings keep the tone light and include some period details. However, children never get a real sense of the time or of the characters' feelings. For example, when Jane finds three cents and the girls use the money to buy candy, readers are never told that sweets were a luxury during these hard times. Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin's The Doll People (Hyperion, 2000) is a better story about dollhouses.-Barb Lawler, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3-5. Enthralled by the dollhouse in Miss Whitcomb's parlor window, sisters Lila and Jane are nevertheless uneasy when the elderly lady notices their interest and speaks to them. However, on a common interest, a friendship is formed that ends too soon with Miss Whitcomb's sudden death. In her will, she leaves her beloved dollhouse to Lila and Jane. The writing has an innocent charm that suits the story well. Set in the 1930s, this tale doesn't flinch from the hardships of the Great Depression, nor does it sentimentalize them. Diana Palmisciano's lively black-and-white artwork appears throughout the book, highlighting the warmth and good humor of the text. An appealing beginning chapter book, particularly for doll fans. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Very "cute" doll house story!
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I loved this story! It's about two friends who meet an old lady with a doll house in her bay window. The two friends become friends with this old lady, and often play with the dollhouse. Then one day, she dies but, it isn't sad, it's actually a very surprising ending! Very cute! I wish I had thought of this!
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