What a Doll!

by Sara Corbett

Discusses the history and appeal of dolls and how they play an important role in religion, work, celebration, and cultural tradition in many parts of the world

32 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Sara Corbett, a longtime contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, is the co-author of "A House in the Sky" with Amanda Lindhout. Corbett met Lindhout only a few months after she was released from 460 days spent as a hostage in Somalia. The two collaborated closely for three years on the book. Corbett lives in Portland, Maine, where she co-founded a non-profit writing center for kids called The Telling Room. "A House in the Sky" has received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly and will be published in September, 2013.