Robyn Johnson

For the child who loves dolls, for the adult who cherishes dolls, the most sumptious celebration ever in an exquisite, multidimensional presentation, featuring pop-up period dollhouses, secret letters, hidden pictures and more. Meet Albert and Lucinda, Kristen, Oscar, Hattie and more, enchanted dolls who inhabit a magical series of homes, from a Tudor mansion to a twentieth century villa, finding adventure and secrets to discover, dances to attend, and parties to give in each era. Can it be a surprise that over the many centuries a gentle romance has blossomed between Albert and Lucinda? Pages are crammed with doll lore and historical detail. Lovingly rendered, highly detailed drawings of dolls, their clothing and furnishings, accessories and accoutrements grace each page and spread. Each of the four dimensional dollhouses just begs for readers to peek through windows anddoors or lift away the walls to find hidden details and characters. Tactile treats are everywhere: journals to open, letters to pull out and read, jewelry boxes to explore, fabric to touch.and much, much more. A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection as well as crossover selection of several BMOC adult clubs.

The Enchanted Dolls' House

Albert and Lucinda from the beloved The Enchanted Dolls' House have pled their troth (Victorian for "got engaged!"). It is a happy time for everyone in the Enchanted Dolls' House. All the dollsfrom the servant dolls to the toy dolls, even the resident dog and cat dollsenthusiastically join together to celebrate a joyous wedding with all the fashionable and tasteful accoutrement of the Edwardian, Regency and Victorian eras available to them. Four masterfully conceived and constructed pop-up buldings amaze with historical accuracy and bustle with activity: Shop for wedding finery in an Edwardian department store. See the toiletries, accessories, hair styles, and beautiful wedding clothes from which the dolls choose. Attend a wedding breakfast, complete with musicians, favors, and a glorious cake garnished with marzipan pearls, pendants and bows. Peek through windows and doors of a Victorian Manor Dolls' House and a Regency Dolls' House to see the dolls observe their elegant way of life. And finally, attend a breathtakingly beautiful wedding in a Victorian Chapel. Overflowing with doll lore and loving rendered details of wedding gifts, food, and flowers, readers of all ages will attend the wedding of their dreams!

Enchanted Dolls' House Wedding

The future is much like now. High school girls still talk about boys and worry about their image. Wars have ended and there is relative peace in the world, as much as can be expected. Yet this is just the quiet before the storm. A storm that Eri Lee, an average American girl, finds herself stuck in the middle of. Instead of worrying about what boy will ask her out and what to wear to school, Eri finds herself held hostage in her own home by a group calling themselves the Reformers and they have great plans for her family. The Lee family must decide what is more important your family or your community? Choosing their family, the Lees must hide and protect the Reforms while they create devastating plans for the United States. However Eri must wonder if it was the right choice as her siblings and she face the punishments and "rewards" of the soldiers while she tries to hide the bruises and scars from her friends and teachers. All Eri wants is be a normal teenager, but it does not seem possible as she becomes tied closer to the soldiers, not only physically but emotionally.

Robyn Johnson

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