num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: Elizabeti's Doll
titlecomplete: Elizabeti's Doll
genres: Childrens, Poverty, 1st Grade, Picture Books, Family, Fiction, Cultural, Africa, Realistic Fiction, Tanzania
ratings_count: 313
series: Elizabeti
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Highly Commended Title, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
category: New Writer, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Minnesota Book Award
category: Picture Books – Author, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CLEL Silver Bell Award
category: Play
publisher: Lee & Low