The Dolls’ House

One day Mia and her mum are walking home to their new house when they find a dolls’ houseon the side of the road. It looks sad with its broken shutters and peeling paint, but Miafalls in love and takes it home to fix it up. The next morning a little boy is looking at the dolls’ house on Mia’s porch. Soon more andmore children arrive, and they spend the long summer days playing together. Just one childdoes not join in, and nothing Mia does can persuade him to overcome his shyness. Then, one night, there is a terrible storm and the dolls’ house is damaged. Mia learns thatkindness can come from the most unexpected places.