Reviews

The Apple Doll by Elisa Kleven

erinmp's review against another edition

3.0

Lizzy loves to play in her apple tree. She eats its apples and climbs its limbs and is happiest when she's around it. When she has to start going to school, she is nervous, so she takes an apple from the tree with her. She makes a body for it out of twigs, names it Susanna and carries it along. But when she gets to school, the teacher tells her she can't have it! Then her sister tells her that her doll is going to rot and get mushy! Will that really happen to Susanna?

Cute, imaginative children's book about lonliness and nervousness. Includes instructions at the end of the book for making your own apple doll. Nice illustrations.

summermsmith's review

4.0

I never knew you could make a doll out of an apple. Fascinating. And I liked how Lizzie stuck to her guns even though she was lonely part of the time. A good quality to have, stand for what you need to.