Product Description

Is this the end for the Mennyms?

For the forty years of their existence, the Mennyms assumed that their life would go on forever. Hidden in the safety of their home at 5 Brockenhurst Grove, the Mennyms carefully guarded the secret that they were actually a family of life-size rag dolls. Now Sir Magnus, the family patriarch, has had a premonition that their world is about to come to an end.

Granny tulip is furious with her husband for even suggesting such a fate. Soobie, who has always been the troublesome grandchild, is suddenly serious, concerned with how his sister Pilbeam will take the news. And as the fateful day draws near, Vinetta, Joshua, Wimpey, Poopie, and the rest of the Mennyms think about how they will be remembered. Will they be seen merely as the finest rag dolls ever made, or will someone recognize them as the incredible family who was magically brought to life by the loving hands and heart of their creator?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #928798 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6?The Mennyms are back and worried about Sir Magnus's premonition that they will all die on October first. For this rag doll family, brought to life by the love and spirit of their human creator, the thought of dying is confusing and hard to accept. On the chance that Granpa Magnus is right, they all work to put their lives in order. After the unthinkable happens, the story shifts to the human owners of the house as they try to figure out the mystery and destiny of the Mennyms and to find someone who will care for and love them. This latest book in the series stands fairly well alone, but draws readers irresistibly to the previous titles. The Mennyms are fully realized characters and Waugh has beautifully integrated the fantasy of their existence into an everyday setting. Readers will clamor for another tale, hardly able to wait to see how the Mennyms will adapt to their new home and caregiver. Children who love Mary Norton's The Borrowers (Harcourt, 1953) must meet the Mennyms.?Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
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From Booklist
Gr. 4^-6. When Sir Magnus Mennym has a premonition that he and his relations, a family of rag dolls known collectively as the Mennyms, will die together on a certain day in October, the others are sufficiently in awe of him to prepare for the worst, even though they don't entirely believe the prediction. But when their maker's spirit leaves them on the appointed day, they become the lifeless inhabitants of a house inherited by someone else. Soon most of the Mennyms are moved to a new home and displayed in tableaux. The last page opens the way to sequel, good news for anyone in premature mourning for the oddly captivating family. This fourth Mennym novel brings into sharper focus two human characters who appeared previously in the series and further develops the characters of the dolls, who seem so much more believable than many fictional humans. Carolyn Phelan

Review
"A marvelous, magical series." -- -- The New York Times

"The dolls...seem so much more believable than many fictional humans." -- -- Booklist

Customer Reviews

Something to be desired...
This book is pretty darn good. The original Mennyms was one heck of alot less bizzare. I mean, gohsts magic doors,... It leaves something to be desired I've got to admite. It is a good book but kinda leaves you hangin'. All I've got to say is, the writing style just don't work.