{"product_id":"9780395564387","title":"The Gingerbread Doll","description":" This is a warm and engaging Christmas story set during the Great Depression. Rebecca is nine years old when her large, close-knit family moves into a tarpaper farm house in Wisconsin. Because times are hard, she does not find the porcelain doll she had hoped for under the Christmas tree. Instead, her mother surprises her with a thick gingerbread doll named Button Marie, which she loves ‘in a way you could never love anything from a store.' . . . These paintings (which are reminiscent of the work of Andrew Wyeth) convey a strong sense of the affection that pervades the family over the generations. The emphasis on such familiar things as family storytelling and rituals makes this a slice of Americana that the picture book crowd can savor.\"—ALA Booklist\"Lloyd's sharply observed realistic watercolors—in a palette somewhat grayed as if to recall old b\u0026amp;w photos—beautifully reflect this well-told story's warmth and focus on essential values.\"—Kirkus Reviews\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Llyod, Megan  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011214622960,"sku":"9780395564387","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780395564387_p0.jpg?v=1763697962","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780395564387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}