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Elizabeti's Doll

By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Illustrated by Christy Hale

Paperback: $11.95

Hardcover: out of stock

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Upon the arrival of her new baby brother, Elizabeti decides she needs a doll she can care for the way her mother cares for the new baby. After looking around her village, Elizabeti finds the perfect doll to love, and names her Eva.

When Mama changes the new baby's diaper, Elizabeti changes Eva. When Mama sings to the baby, Elizabeti sings to Eva. And one day when Eva turns up lost, Elizabeti realizes just how much she loves her special doll.

Sure to become a classic story for bedtime or naptime, Elizabeti's Doll is a universal tale of love and tenderness that will touch readers of all ages.

Elizabeti Series Teacher's Guide

Check out craft instructions to make a doll and a kanga from illustrator Christy Hale.

For educator resources and ideas on how to teach Elizabeti in the classroom, click here.

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About the Creators

Thumb_thumb Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen - Author

has won numerous awards for her Elizabeti series (see full list to the right). A native of Wisconsin, Stuve-Bodeen was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania. She now lives in La Center, Washington, with her husband, a park ranger, and their two children.

Thumb_christyhalergb_2022_copy Christy Hale

CHRISTY HALE has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building and several other titles for Lee & Low Books. As an educator, Hale currently teaches picture book writing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has also taught art and graphic design to high school students, and first learned about the Lemon Grove case at an in-service teacher workshop. Hale and her husband live in Palo Alto, California. You can visit her online at christyhale.com. Photo credit: Jenna Cole.

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ISBN

Paperback: 9781584300816

Hardcover: 9781880000700

Awards

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award

Best Children's Books of the Year
Bank Street College of Education

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School Library Journal

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Publishers Weekly

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Kirkus Reviews

Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal

Notable Children's Book
American Library Association (ALA)

All-Time Best Books for Big Kids
Parents.Com

Best Books of the Year
New York Family

Best Children's Book Award
Peace Corps Writers

Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended Title
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Children's Books Mean Business
Children's Book Council (CBC)

Choices
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Silver Bells Honor List
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Bell Picture Book Award

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Guided Reading:

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Lexile:

AD560L

Interest Level:

Grades PreK - 2

Reading Level:

Grades 2 - 3

Themes

Five Senses / Body Parts, Siblings, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Mothers, Games/Toys, Friendship, Cultural Diversity, Childhood Experiences and Memories, African/African American Interest, Poverty

Part of These Collections

English Fiction Grades PreK-2, Elizabeti Series Collection, Realistic Fiction Collection Grades PreK-2,