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Kafka and the Doll

By Larissa Theule
Illustrated by Rebecca Green

By Larissa Theule
Illustrated by Rebecca Green

By Larissa Theule
Illustrated by Rebecca Green

By Larissa Theule
Illustrated by Rebecca Green

By Larissa Theule
Read by Adam Alexi-Malle

By Larissa Theule
Read by Adam Alexi-Malle

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Hardcover $18.99

Mar 09, 2021 | ISBN 9780593116326 | 4-8 years

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Mar 09, 2021 | ISBN 9780593116333 | 4-8 years

Audiobook Download $5.00

Mar 09, 2021 | 18 Minutes | 4-8 years

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    About Kafka and the Doll

    Based on a true story about Franz Kafka

    Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She’d lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn’t lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks.

    The legend of Kafka and the doll has captivated imaginations for decades as it reveals the playful and compassionate side of a man known for his dark and brooding tales. Kafka and the Doll is a testament to living life to the fullest and to the life-changing power of storytelling.

    About Kafka and the Doll

    Based on a true story about Franz Kafka

    Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She’d lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn’t lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks.

    The legend of Kafka and the doll has captivated imaginations for decades as it reveals the playful and compassionate side of a man known for his dark and brooding tales. Kafka and the Doll is a testament to living life to the fullest and to the life-changing power of storytelling.

    About Kafka and the Doll

    Based on a true story about Franz Kafka

    Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She’d lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn’t lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks.

    The legend of Kafka and the doll has captivated imaginations for decades as it reveals the playful and compassionate side of a man known for his dark and brooding tales. Kafka and the Doll is a testament to living life to the fullest and to the life-changing power of storytelling.

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    About Rebecca Green

    Rebecca Green is the illustrator of Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer and How to Make Friends with a Ghost, which she also wrote. Booklist called the latter “a heartfelt lesson in kindness and caring.” Most recently, she illustrated Kafka and the Doll, which received two starred reviews…. More about Rebecca Green

    About Rebecca Green

    Rebecca Green is the illustrator of Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer and How to Make Friends with a Ghost, which she also wrote. Booklist called the latter “a heartfelt lesson in kindness and caring.” Most recently, she illustrated Kafka and the Doll, which received two starred reviews…. More about Rebecca Green

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Mar 09, 2021 | 48 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593116326

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Mar 09, 2021 | 48 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593116333

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Mar 09, 2021 | 18 Minutes | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593400968
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    Praise

    ★”Spun from a true anecdote and likely to move adult readers as well as younger ones, this set of
    quiet encounters between a writer and a child has as much going on between the spare, poetic
    lines as in them. . . . A tribute to the way words can change lives, as well as a rare glimpse of a
    writer most of us perhaps only think we know.” —Booklist, starred review

    ★“ . . . this charmingly enhanced tale has it all: the kindness of a stranger, the loss of a beloved toy, adventures, and even closure. A winsome tale for the young, this could also be of value in high school collections where Kafka is taught.” —School Library Journal, starred review


    “This reimagined telling has an engaging charm that rings true.” —Kirkus Reviews  

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