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The Best Children’s Books About Or Featuring Dolls

“What are the best Children’s books about Dolls?” We looked at 136 of the top Children’s Doll books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 5 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Doll” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 125+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!



Top 5 Best Children’s Doll Books



5 .) Through the Doll’s House Door written by Jane Gardam

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Old Childrens Books

Two girls lose interest in playing with their doll house after moving from London to Wales but the dolls in the house amuse themselves by telling stories about their exciting pasts.




4 .) The Mouse and His Child written by Russell Hoban

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Old Childrens Books

Two discarded toy mice survive perilous adventures in a hostile world before finding security and happiness with old friends and new.




3 .) The Doll’s House written by Rumer Godden

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Old Childrens Books

The activities, sorrows, and joys of a family of dolls living in an old doll house are related from the dolls’ point of view.




2 .) Home Is the Sailor written by Rumer Godden

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Old Childrens Books




1 .) Corduroy written by Don Freeman

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Read That Again

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.





The 125+ Additional Best Kids Doll Books



# Books Authors Lists
6 A Horse’s Tale: Ten Adventures in 100 Years Nancy Luenn Goodreads
7 A Is For Annabelle: A Doll’s Alphabet Tasha Tudor
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8 A Pocket For Corduroy Don Freeman
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9 Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse Ursula Moray Williams Goodreads
10 Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Leo Lionni Goodreads
11 Among the Dolls William Sleator Goodreads
12 Amy’s Eyes Richard Kennedy Goodreads
13 Away to the Moon John Symonds Goodreads
14 Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave Marianna Mayer Goodreads
15 Babes in Toyland Toby Bluth Goodreads
16 Behind the Attic Wall Sylvia Cassedy Goodreads
17 Below Nina Crews
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18 Bimbulli.
Old Childrens Books
19 Bobbs and the Little Boy Diane Page Goodreads
20 Bobbs and the Little Boy Meet Agnes Diane Page Goodreads
21 Caitlin’s Holiday Helen V. Griffith Goodreads
22 Clever Bill William Nicholson Goodreads
23 Doll Trouble Helen V. Griffith Goodreads
24 Edith and Mr. Bear Dare Wright Goodreads
25 Elf on the Shelf – a Christmas Tradition Carol V. Aebersold Goodreads
26 Five Dolls and the Duke Helen Clare Goodreads
27 Five Dolls in a House Helen Clare Goodreads
28 Four Dolls.
Old Childrens Books
29 Frosty the Snow Man Annie North Bedford Goodreads
30 Harry And Lulu Arthur Yorinks
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31 Hitty, Her First Hundred Years Rachel Field Goodreads
32 House of Dolls Francesca Lia Block Goodreads
33 I’m Afraid Your Teddy Is in Trouble Today Jancee Dunn Goodreads
34 Ivy Cottage E.J. Taylor Goodreads
35 Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg Goodreads
36 Katherine’s Doll Elizabeth Winthrop
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37 Knight’s Castle (Tales of Magic, #2) Edward Eager Goodreads
38 Lady Daisy Dick King-Smith Goodreads
39 Little Plum Rumer Godden Goodreads
40 Little Teddy Left Behind Anne Mangan Goodreads
41 Manuela’s Birthday.
Old Childrens Books
42 Mennyms Alive (Mennyms, #5) Sylvia Waugh Goodreads
43 Mennyms Alone (Mennyms, #4) Sylvia Waugh Goodreads
44 Mennyms in the Wilderness (Mennyms, #2) Sylvia Waugh Goodreads
45 Mennyms Under Siege (Mennyms, #3) Sylvia Waugh Goodreads
46 Merry, Rose, and Christmas-Tree June Doris Orgel Goodreads
47 Midnight in the Dollhouse Marjorie Filley Stover Goodreads
48 Miss Happiness and Miss Flower Rumer Godden Goodreads
49 Miss Hickory Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Goodreads
50 Miss Mouse Takes Off Jan Ormerod
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51 Miss Mouse’s Day Jan Ormerod
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52 Miss Suzy (Miss Suzy, #1) Miriam Young Goodreads
53 My Bear And Me Barbara Maitland
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54 My Dolly Woody Guthrie
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55 Noddy Goes To Toyland Enid Blyton Goodreads
56 Nora’s Stars Satomi Ichikawa Goodreads
57 Nutcracker E.T.A. Hoffmann Goodreads
58 Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages Dean Koontz Goodreads
59 Pinocchio Carlo Collodi Goodreads
60 Pippo Gets Lost (1988) Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
61 Playground Day Jennifer Merz
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62 Raggedy Andy Stories Johnny Gruelle Goodreads
63 Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees Johnny Gruelle Goodreads
64 Raggedy Ann Stories Johnny Gruelle Goodreads
65 Rosy’s Visitors Judy Hindley
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66 Roy and Roo Take a Trip to the Zoo Diane Page Goodreads
67 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rick Bunsen Goodreads
68 Sophie And Rose Kathryn Lasky
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69 Sybil and the Blue Rabbit Jane Johnson Goodreads
70 Tatty Ratty Helen Cooper
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71 That Dancin’ Dolly Jennifer Merz
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72 The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg Florence Kate Upton Goodreads
73 The Angel and the Soldier Boy Peter Collington Goodreads
74 The Apple Doll Elisa Kleven
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75 The Battle of Luke and Longnose Barbara McClintock Goodreads
76 The Castle in the Attic (The Castle in the Attic, #1) Elizabeth Winthrop Goodreads
77 The Christmas Dolls Carol Beach York Goodreads
78 The Dark (The Stuff of Legend, #1) Mike Raicht Goodreads
79 The Doll Hospital James Duffy Goodreads
80 The Doll People (Doll People, #1) Ann M. Martin Goodreads
81 The Dollhouse Caper Jean S. O’Connell Goodreads
82 The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury Bill Watterson Goodreads
83 The Ginghams: The Backward Picnic (A Little Golden Book) Joan Bowden Goodreads
84 The Hidden House Martin Waddell Goodreads
85 The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2) A.A. Milne Goodreads
86 The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks Goodreads
87 The Kingfisher Book of Toy Stories Laura Cecil Goodreads
88 The Last Mimzy Henry Kuttner Goodreads
89 The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll Edward Ardizzone Goodreads
90 The Lonely Doll Dare Wright Goodreads
91 The Magic City E. Nesbit Goodreads
92 The Magic of Ah Birthe Alton Goodreads
93 The Mennyms (Mennyms, #1) Sylvia Waugh Goodreads
94 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo Goodreads
95 The Night After Christmas James Stevenson Goodreads
96 The Night the Toys Came to Life Enid Blyton Goodreads
97 The Paper Princess Elisa Kleven
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98 The Racketty-Packetty House Frances Hodgson Burnett Goodreads
99 The Return of the Twelves Pauline Clarke Goodreads
100 The Snowman Raymond Briggs Goodreads
101 The Steadfast Tin Soldier Hans Christian Andersen Goodreads
102 The Story of Delicia.
Old Childrens Books
103 The Story of Holly and Ivy Rumer Godden Goodreads
104 The Story of Solomon Bear Phillip Laird Goodreads
105 The Tale of Two Bad Mice Beatrix Potter Goodreads
106 The Teddy Bear David McPhail
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107 The Teddy Bears’ Picnic Jimmy Kennedy Goodreads
108 The Teddy Robinson Storybook Joan G. Robinson Goodreads
109 The Three Toymakers
Old Childrens Books
110 The Trouble With Baby Marisabina Russo
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111 The Tub People Pam Conrad Goodreads
112 The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams Bianco Goodreads
113 The Very Best Doll Julia Noonan
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114 The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs Phoebe Gilman Goodreads
115 The World of Pooh A.A. Milne Goodreads
116 The Woven Path (Tales from the Wyrd Museum, #1) Robin Jarvis Goodreads
117 Time To Get Up, Time To Go David Milgrim
Read That Again
118 Toby and the Nighttime Paul Horgan Goodreads
119 Tom And In The Garden (1988) Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
120 Tom And Pippo Go For A Walk Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
121 Tom And Pippo Go Shopping Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
122 Tom And Pippo Make A Mess (1988) Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
123 Tom And Pippo Read A Story (1988) Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
124 Tom And Pippo’s Day (1988) Helen Oxenbury
Read That Again
125 Too Big! Claire Masurel
Read That Again
126 Toy Story Betty G. Birney Goodreads
127 Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic (Toys, #3) Emily Jenkins Goodreads
128 Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic (Toys #1) Emily Jenkins Goodreads
129 Utensils Have Feelings Too Leah Strofield Goodreads
130 Waggy and His Friends Patricia M. Scarry Goodreads
131 What Does My Teddy Bear Do All Day? Bruno Hachler
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132 When the Dolls Woke Marjorie Filley Stover Goodreads
133 When The Teddy Bears Came Martin Waddell
Read That Again
134 William’s Doll Charlotte Zolotow
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135 Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) A.A. Milne Goodreads
136 Zathura Chris Van Allsburg Goodreads


3 Best Kid’s Doll Book Sources/Lists



Source Article
Read That Again Children’s Book Reviews — Books About Dolls And Stuffed Animals … www.readthatagain.com/by_topic/dolls_01.html
Goodreads Children’s Literature – Sentient Toys (124 books) – Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13819.Children_s_Literature_Sentient_Toys
Old Childrens Books Doll Books | Old Children’s Books www.oldchildrensbooks.com/category/book-list-topics/doll-books
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