--- product_id: 8086114 title: "The Doll People" price: "€ 18.83" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8086114-the-doll-people store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # The Doll People **Price:** € 18.83 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Doll People - **How much does it cost?** € 18.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8086114-the-doll-people) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Doll People: 9780786812400: Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, HPFC, Brian Selznick: Books Review: Doll people book - Love this book so so much! Even as an adult I still read it and it makes me smile. Happy to have it on my bookshelf. Review: Wouldn't want these dolls to go into Permanent Doll State! - My first grader is an independent reader and loved the Judy Moody and Ivy and Bean series of chapter books, so when she finished those, I began to search for a new series that would engage her (especially since she has such an active imagination). I read many positive reviews about The Doll People series of books (there are two others so far in the series), and when I discovered that Brian Selznick, who wrote the amazing The Invention of Hugo Cabret illustrated these books, I went ahead and purchased all three books. My daughter loved The Doll People and read it over the span of a week as she found the storyline to be interesting with lots of mystery and suspense, and of course, a high sense of adventure. The Doll family have been around for more than a hundred years, traveling all the way from England on a ship to the United States sometime in the late 1800s. Annabelle Doll has been eight years old for a long time, living in her dollhouse with the rest of her family, i.e. Papa Doll, Mama Doll, Uncle Doll, her brother Bobby, Nanny, and adopted doll Betsy. Annabelle's life has been quite happy, but she feels a yearning for adventure. An opportunity presents itself when she finds an old journal that used to belong to Auntie Sarah, who was part of the Doll family, but went missing a long time ago. Annabelle wants to go look for Auntie Sarah, but many of her family members are fearful - what if Annabelle were discovered, and what if this caused her to go into Permanent Doll State, where she would remain a regular doll (without the ability to speak or move about) for the rest of her days? Intrepid Annabelle decides to take the risk anyway, and is accompanied by Uncle Doll, who is supportive of her. On their first trip out of the dollhouse, the pair come across a box containing another family of dolls called the Funcrafts, and this is where the adventure truly takes off. I think part of why this story fascinates my daughter is because she loves playing make-believe with her dolls in her dollhouse, so reading this story gives her imagination full rein to think up all sorts of new storylines to play with. She is now eager to read the other two books in the series, The Meanest Doll in the World and The Runaway Dolls (Third Doll People Stories) . I hope they will be as, if not more engaging than The Doll People! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #32,858 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #261 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues #1,107 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books) #1,159 in Children's Friendship Books | | Book 1 of 4 | The Doll People | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (669) | | Dimensions | 5.95 x 1.15 x 9 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | Grade level | 3 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 0786812400 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0786812400 | | Item Weight | 14.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 288 pages | | Publication date | September 1, 2003 | | Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | | Reading age | 6 - 9 years, from customers | ## Images ![The Doll People - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-rgA9-ULL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Doll people book *by A***R on January 12, 2026* Love this book so so much! Even as an adult I still read it and it makes me smile. Happy to have it on my bookshelf. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wouldn't want these dolls to go into Permanent Doll State! *by Z***S on January 8, 2012* My first grader is an independent reader and loved the Judy Moody and Ivy and Bean series of chapter books, so when she finished those, I began to search for a new series that would engage her (especially since she has such an active imagination). I read many positive reviews about The Doll People series of books (there are two others so far in the series), and when I discovered that Brian Selznick, who wrote the amazing The Invention of Hugo Cabret illustrated these books, I went ahead and purchased all three books. My daughter loved The Doll People and read it over the span of a week as she found the storyline to be interesting with lots of mystery and suspense, and of course, a high sense of adventure. The Doll family have been around for more than a hundred years, traveling all the way from England on a ship to the United States sometime in the late 1800s. Annabelle Doll has been eight years old for a long time, living in her dollhouse with the rest of her family, i.e. Papa Doll, Mama Doll, Uncle Doll, her brother Bobby, Nanny, and adopted doll Betsy. Annabelle's life has been quite happy, but she feels a yearning for adventure. An opportunity presents itself when she finds an old journal that used to belong to Auntie Sarah, who was part of the Doll family, but went missing a long time ago. Annabelle wants to go look for Auntie Sarah, but many of her family members are fearful - what if Annabelle were discovered, and what if this caused her to go into Permanent Doll State, where she would remain a regular doll (without the ability to speak or move about) for the rest of her days? Intrepid Annabelle decides to take the risk anyway, and is accompanied by Uncle Doll, who is supportive of her. On their first trip out of the dollhouse, the pair come across a box containing another family of dolls called the Funcrafts, and this is where the adventure truly takes off. I think part of why this story fascinates my daughter is because she loves playing make-believe with her dolls in her dollhouse, so reading this story gives her imagination full rein to think up all sorts of new storylines to play with. She is now eager to read the other two books in the series, The Meanest Doll in the World and The Runaway Dolls (Third Doll People Stories) . I hope they will be as, if not more engaging than The Doll People! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT SERIES *by L***B on December 22, 2025* I teach 4th grade and this series is a HIT with girls and boys alike. 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