08 April 2027
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
The Paper Dolls is a stunning, lyrical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination from Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Rebecca Cobb.
A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens . . .
A beautiful and evocative rhyming story, that celebrates the joy of imaginative play and the memories we carry from childhood, from the bestselling creators of The Everywhere Bear.
Details
08 April 2027
32 pages
9781035089932
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
A picture book that seems simple but gets richer every time you look at it . . . Cobb's illustrations capture the joy of childhood; between them, she and the Children's Laureate have made a book that works like magic.Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
The Paper Dolls was picked as a top summer read in the Metro. The selectors included George Hanratty from Tales on Moon Lane bookshop and Katherine Woodfine from BookTrust.metro.co.uk
Rebecca Cobb's beautifully drawn and colourful illustrations are absolutely charming . . . I don't want to spoil the ending, but I can say that the inherent message of the story, that nothing is truly destroyed once it becomes a memory, left us both feeling surprisingly contented!muffandteacake.co.uk
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