Author: Ricardo Gomez
- Children/Young
- Edelvives
- ISBN: 9788426381774
- Release Date: 10-01-2011
-Reviewed by: Isabel Delgadillo-Romo
This is the sad tale of a cloth doll belonging to a factory worker. The doll is plain and even called ugly, but has a tragic story to tell of how she came to be. She was made for a doll factory worker girl, by her grandmother, as a gift to quell the girl’s desire to have a doll of her own. The factory worker girl, referred to as a dagonmei, is found out for stealing doll parts to make her own doll and much to her dismay is fired. Overall, the storyline and themes presented would be too mature for young audiences. Though it may interest older children, ages 9 and up as they begin to learn about the world and conditions such as poverty. The illustrations and text placement, do help with the understanding of the mood of the book, often times being dark and complicated.
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