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The Paper Dolls
- Narrator
- Lauren Laverne
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2020
- Run Time
- 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A stunning, lyrical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or at any time at all!
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 . . .
The Paper Dolls is a beautiful and evocative story from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the talented creative partnership behind The Everywhere Bear. This audio edition features a fantastic reading of the story by Lauren Laverne, and a read-along track.
Critics Review
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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
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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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Details
- Author
- Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
- Narrator
- Lauren Laverne
- Duration
- 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529046274
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Baby books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Interactive adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dolls, figures and similar toys
Synopsis
A stunning, lyrical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or at any time at all!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 . . . The Paper Dolls is a beautiful and evocative story from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the talented creative partnership behind The Everywhere Bear. This audio edition features a fantastic reading of the story by Lauren Laverne, and a read-along track.
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