AG Doll Friends
Tender Hearts Girls
Submitted by Little Raven on Thu, 2015-04-02 21:50In 2011, Paradise Gallery introduced their 18" doll line, Tender Hearts Girls. The line consisted of five individual dolls, brunette Emma, African American Isabella, Hispanic Maria, Asian Olivia, and blonde Sophia.
The dolls could be bought in either a plain clothes version which came with a cute puppy pal pet poodle, or in a Girl Scouts Junior version. [node:read-more:link]
Adora Friends
Submitted by Little Raven on Mon, 2015-03-23 13:36Adora launched its toy company in the early 1990s with the specific goal to create high quality handcrafted toys that make the world a happier place. [node:read-more:link]
Sophia's Modern Girl
Submitted by Little Raven on Sun, 2015-03-22 10:03In 1994, Sophia's Heritage began distributing dolls made by Engel Puppen ("Angel Dolls") and Engel Kinder ("Angel Children") a German doll manufacturer in business since 1976. [node:read-more:link]
Battat Our Generation
Submitted by Little Raven on Fri, 2015-03-20 22:28Our Generation dolls are probably the most prevalent and popular AG doll alternative around, successfully selling its 18" cloth and vinyl dolls since the late 1990s. According to Battat, Our Generation is about "girls growing up together and creating the narrative of an extraordinary generation." [node:read-more:link]
Tollytots Tolly Girl
Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2015-01-13 20:30Tolly Girl dolls by Tollytots were introduced in the early 2000s and were sold at Walmart. They were actually a newer version of the Friends by Tolly dolls sold in the late 1990s. There were seven, maybe eight, original Tolly Girls: Jillian, Trisha, Tyra, Sunny, Quinn, Leah, and Paloma.
They were affordable 18" dolls similar to Our Generation dolls (with whom they are often compared). Opinions vary, but many feel the facesculpts were done well, with lovely expressive faces and striking jewel-like eyes. [node:read-more:link]
Geoffrey Journey Girls
Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2014-11-25 00:26Journey Girls dolls by Geoffrey (sold exclusively at Toys R Us) are a group of best friends who journey all over the world and have great adventures that they share with one another. [node:read-more:link]
Geoffrey Girls on the Go
Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2014-11-25 00:17There are at least three different versions of Girls on the Go dolls made in the last decade or so; the most prevalent currently seems to be the Meritus/ Elite version, which is actually a complete [node:read-more:link]
Geoffrey Laura Ashley
Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2014-11-18 22:04Beautiful Laura Ashley dolls by Geoffrey and produced by Lotus Onda were first sold in 2001 by Toys R Us. [node:read-more:link]
Madame Alexander
Submitted by Little Raven on Fri, 2014-11-14 23:54Madame Alexander is no newcomer to the doll market; this company has been in business since the 1920s when entrepreneur Beatrice Alexander launched her doll business and went on to create the first [node:read-more:link]