I absolutely love this doll. I searched high and low to find an ethnically realistic doll for my daughter. American Girls dolls have different skin tones but all of the facial features are the same and they are very pricey. This doll has beautifully detailed features that are undoubtedly African. And her hair is so sweet and real looking. My 4 year old daughter opened her on Christmas morning and screamed! This has since become her favorite doll. She sleeps with her and has a baby carrier and takes her everywhere. People stop us all of the time to comment on how beautiful the doll is or ask us where we got it. The only con that I could note is that the doll does not come with clothes. She comes in a white tank top and white underwear. A friend of mine hand knitted a couple of outfits for her. There is no beating the excelent craftsman ship and price on this doll, it really is an amazing deal. I would whole heartedly recommend this doll to anyone and everyone! I am now planning to buy the Asian and Hispanic dolls.
As a side note, I am caucasian. I am a single mother to 2 caucasian children. I got this doll because I want my children to appreciate the beauty of diversity and be comfortable and accepting of all races. This doll promotes unity and acceptance. By the way, I thought my daughter or my son would ask me about her skin color or at least comment on it. They never did. She was opened and imediately loved and completely accepted by my children.This doll is really cute, but my 3 year old daughter doesn't play with it much. She likes her soft baby dolls better, and the baby dolls that have clothes that she can take off and put back on.
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