Four Colonial Girls Sticker Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)

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This charming paper doll collection introduces four young American ladies of the colonial period. There's Clarissa, the oldest, and her sisters, Mary, Anna, and little Jessica — and they come with an appealing wardrobe of 16 outfits.You can dress them in simple frocks with dainty floral prints for everyday wear, crisp aprons with scalloped edges and trimmed borders, lovely dresses with bows and attractively draped skirts for special occasions, as well as cloaks with matching hoods, capes, purses, headgear, and other personal items. Simply yet delightfully rendered by Sue Shanahan, these engaging peel-and-apply costumes are reusable, allowing dolls to be dressed again and again.

Series: Dover Paper Dolls

Paperback: 4 pages

Publisher: Dover Publications (December 31, 1998)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 048640580X

ISBN-13: 978-0486405803

Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.1 x 12.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years

Grade Level: Preschool - 3

This paper doll book is easy to use. All the outfits are stickers that can be re-used. All the dolls are on the inside back cover. They range in size from 4 and ½ in. to 5 and ½ in. Each doll has four outfits with accessories. The stickers and dolls are glossy with beautiful colors. The inside front cover briefly describes the character and age of each girl. The back cover tells us that the costumes are 18th-century. I would have liked to have the actual years of the costumes. The costumes are described as "simple frocks with dainty floral prints for everyday wear, crisp aprons with scalloped edges and trimmed borders, lovely dresses with bows and attractively draped skirts for special occasions, as well as cloaks with matching hoods, capes, purses, headgear, and other personal items." I would like to have seen a note next to each outfit saying when it would be worn. It's hard to tell, in some cases, whether a dress is an everyday one or a special occasion dress. While there are cutting lines so you can cut a rectangle for each doll, I don't recommend it. Because of the wide skirts, some outfits extend over the cutting line. Since the backs of the outfits are sticky, you can easily ruin the stickers if they come in contact with other surfaces. Sometimes the underclothes each doll wears will show through the outfit you place on the doll. This happens with light or white clothing. The peeling cuts for the costumes are excellently done. When you take them off the page, you get the whole outfit. Many sticker books leave up to a quarter-inch of the design behind when you use them; this one doesn't. Overall, I liked this set of paper dolls.

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