Customer Reviews

Little Chinese Girl Paper Doll (Dover Little Activity Books)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

These pocket sticker books are excellent stocking stuffers or goody bag treats. The stickers are used to "dress" the doll and then stored on the inside front or back cover. They are resusable for a time (until all of the glue is stuck on little fingers). At 80 or so cents, they are cheaper than a lot of package stickers and more interesting, although a little stereotypical. Kids love them. There is no story line to the books, only stickers and background.

I ordered this because I thought this was a sticker book as stated by the one woman who has 2 of the same reviews on this item. But this book is not a sticker book but a paper doll book. The draws of the outfits are beautifully detailed and would be great for a Lifebook page on China or traditions because of the Chinese outfits. The paper doll is named ChenChen is on the back cover of a thin page. The outfits are printed on a very thin sheet of paper.

I really don't think a child would be able to cut these paper outfits out because there is a lot of detail, so this is definately an adult only cutting the outfits and I could see adults getting frustrated cutting.

Here are the outfits:

Traditional day dress w/ parasol

Cheongsam or Hong Kong Sheath dress w/ green fan & matching material hat

Peking Opera costume w/ hat and fancy fan

Work clothes

Straw raincoat & hat

Traditional Court Costume

Tibetan Bride's dress

Quilted cottom costume and butterfly kite ( you mostly see the butterfly kite)

I gave this book a 5 stars because of the illustrations, I'd give it a 3 stars for how hard it will be to cut the costumes for children and possibly the adults that will have to cut this for them. I am disappointed that this is not a sticker book like the review said, but it might have been a sticker book at one time... just not now.

These pocket sticker books are excellent stocking stuffers or goody bag treats. The stickers are used to "dress" the doll and then stored on the inside front or back cover. They are resusable for a time (until all of the glue is stuck on little fingers). ... They are cheaper than a lot of package stickers and more interesting, although a little stereotypical. Kids love them. There is no story line to the books, only stickers and background.

We bought these on the 4-for-3 promotion, and got some very cute party favors for a great price. I'm not into filling up bags with candy and plastic junk that will go in the garbage, but my budget doesn't always follow my good intentions :) This was a great compromise...the girls loved them and they were cheap to boot! Beautiful detailed costumes on each page. My daughter was so happy to be able to give these to her friends, along with chopsticks, a ring, and pretty wooden painted bookmarks from Oriental Trading. The favors were a hit and I know they didn't end up in the garbage :).

I ordered this book primarily as a filler to get free shipping. As such, it did the trick perfectly. Otherwise the china dollis pretty bad. The doll is printed on cardboard, but the outfits, of which there are eight, are printed on paper similar in weight to copy paper. Nothing is perforated at all, making for substantial work cutting things out. This will not last more than a day or two. Sure, this is only $1.50, but I do not think it is even worth that.