The Best-Loved Doll (An Owlet Book) [Paperback]

Rebecca Caudill (Author), Elliot Gilbert (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: An Owlet Book

This timeless story of the special relationship between a girl and her doll is told with directness and charm.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A grand story for little girls." --School Library Journal

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (October 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805054677
• ISBN-13: 978-0805054675
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Activities & Toys

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Childhood Book!, March 31, 2002

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"mishegas" (Lake Mary, Florida via Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best-Loved Doll (An Owlet Book) (Paperback)

I still have the 1962 paperback edition and the pages are so brittle. I get all choked up reading it to my own daughter now, as I used to when my mother read it to me. It is 30 pages and tells the tender story of a girl named Betsy and her decision to bring her Best-Loved doll to a party. It is a doll that has seen better days. She had many other choices, but she followed her heart. Moral: True beauty is on the inside. I treasure this book as much as Betsy does her doll.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the most endearing childs book I've ever read., June 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best-Loved Doll (Turtleback)

This book is about a girl named Betsy who took her doll to a party. All the other girls at the party had nicer or prettier dolls, but it didn't matter to Betsy. She loved her doll more than the other girls. She didn't care that her doll wasn't the prettiest, or the best dressed. A very beautiful and heartfelt story.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best-Loved Doll, February 20, 2001

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Wendy J. Rayner (Potomac, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best-Loved Doll (An Owlet Book) (Paperback)

I had no idea so many other people had read this book as a child! I have a daughter now and couldn't find my original copy, which I know is buried somewhere in my basement. I was thrilled when I found the listing. Seeing the front cover again brought tears to my eyes. I love this book and can't wait to share it with my little girl!