The Meanest Doll in the World
| Company type | Children's book |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin |
| Products | Children's literature |
| Parent | Hyperion Paperbooks for Children |
The Meanest Doll in the World is a children's book authored by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, featuring illustrations by Brian Selznick. Released in 2003 through Hyperion Paperbooks for Children, it serves as the second installment in the The Doll People collection, aimed at readers between the ages of 8 and 12.
Plot summary
The narrative centers on Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft, who evade their owner, Kate Palmer, by concealing themselves inside her backpack on a school day. By mistake, they end up inside another student’s backpack belonging to BJ, where they encounter BJ’s sister’s toys, who suffer under the control of an overbearing doll named Princess Mimi (also known as Mean Mimi). After fleeing back to BJ’s backpack, Annabelle and Tiffany intend to return to Kate’s school bag and eventually home, unaware that Mean Mimi is trailing them.
Back at the Palmer household, Mimi tricks the dolls into allowing her to stay while scheming to create chaos. She tries to reveal the dolls’ secret existence by waking Kate; however, Nora, Kate’s younger sibling, observes Mimi’s actions. Consequently, Mimi is subjected to Permanent Doll State—a condition that prevents dolls from reanimating due to potential dangers for dollkind—and is ultimately placed in the school’s lost and found.