Babushka's Doll Paperback – Picture Book, August 1, 1995

Loved that it was when the grandmother left and nothing was said about it when she came home.

All the author's books are lovely and my granddaughters love them. Each has a gentle, uplifting message but they are comforting, funny and relatable books.

Perfect writer for kids!

Every time I read this to my granddaughter’s daycare and/or school library, somebody requests a copy! I give the paperback version to them! Your price is the best!

Babushka's Doll is one of my favorite Patricia Polacco books. As an elementary school teacher, I love to read a loud to the children every day. The children love this book. It is a pedagogical story of a girl who acts impatient and selfish with her grandma, her "Babushka", and the lesson she learns in this dimension. It is a multicultural tale, and it is very easy to be dramatic and use character voices when telling the story. I have read this story hundreds of times. Enjoy it! It is a gem in your home or classroom library.

Cutest book ever! My daughter who is 16,m requested this book . She read it as a child and swears it was one of her favs. It made her feel so nostalgic and she loves it so much.

Great for teaching the “bare bones” elements of a story to younger children. It has three characters, a limited setting and a clear-cut, beginning middle and end. It’s also a good example to show a narrative that teaches a lesson. It’s simply told, but entertaining and the illustrations support the text in keeping kids’ interest. The little girls actions are exaggerated enough to make her negative character traits, story problem, the lesson that she learned/resolution easily identifiable for kids. It’s a good story for simple read aloud as well. I have other books from the author.

A very clever story about not being selfish when a little girl gets a taste of her own medicine. It made me laugh at what the author did and I’m sure will teach many children a good lesson. It does seem like it would be over younger audience’s heads. Perhaps more suitable for early to middle elementary school.