A review by missprint_
Gemma and the Giant Girl by Sara O'Leary

4.0

Some of the artwork is very lovely—I like the soft pallets and the way Gemma is drawn especially. But some is weirdly flat like the spread with Gemma and her parents and the text “Things had been the same forever and ever.” Where it doesn’t even look like the mother is sitting on the couch. Although in the context of Gemma being a doll in a dollhouse maybe that makes more sense? Kind of a fun pairing with Toys Go Out or The Borrowers.

I like that Gemma’s mouse doll is her steadfast companion and the balance between dollhouse and giant house is done well. The story kind of fizzles at the end but not in a bad way per se. Just a quiet way.