Cinderella Peck-Gandre

Cinderella paper doll by Peck-Gandre part of the Enchanted Forest Series. Copyright is 1987.  Includes a 12 inch paper doll, 3 sheets of black and white dresses (6 dresses total) and 5 dresses in color, also a cape.  I included my old colored version of the dresses I did as a kid (on a copy of the bw).

Description:Peck-Gandre paper doll set
Name: Cinderella  Date:1987 Publisher: Peck-Gandre
Artist: Peck-Gandre
Format:1 heavy doll, 3 sheets of black and white clothing, 5 color outfits
Condition: cut, partial, colored pages

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 9.5 this is one of my favorite Peck-Gandre dolls, her face and outfit are lovely
Clothing: 9 nice detail in the gowns, good range of clothing
Accessories: 8 hats to match the gowns are well done
Cover: N/A comes in a folder with window that shows doll
Color: 9 the outfits are bright, good range of tones
Shading/Texture: 10 great detail and textures and patterns
Overall:9.1 of 10

The Bride

A reproduction of the classic The Bride paper doll.  She has four dresses with four hats.  She is about 12 inches tall and comes in an envelope style package. Made in England by Mamelok Press Limited.  No date on the package but I think it was made in late eighties early nineties.  The Groom and Bridesmaid are also available but I do not own them.

Description:large paper doll
Name: The Bride Date:1990s  Publisher: Mamelok Press Limited
Artist: unknown
Format:Large paper doll 12 inches with clothes in envelope
Condition: New opened precut

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 9 the attached head is a little bothersome
Clothing: 8 four gowns, each are lovely and well detailed
Accessories: 8.5 hats match the gowns very well, veil does not fit well
Cover: N/A comes in a envelope
Color: 9 nice range of colors, dress is yellowish not white
Shading/Texture: 10 great detail and texture, painted feel
Overall:8.9 of 10

American Family of the 1950's

Paper doll book by Tom Tierney copyright 1994.  Fifties themed family set with 10 dolls and lots of clothing.

Description:family of paper dolls
Name: American Family of the 1950s Date: 1994 Publisher: Dover
Artist:Tom Tierney
Format:staple book 16 pages
Condition: uncut new

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 9 each base has a very distinct personality
Clothing: 8 nice range of themes
Accessories: 8.5 hats and attached accessories go well with the set
Cover:Not Shown 8 shows the family in dress, nice sense of movement
Color: 8 good range of colors, did not scan well
Shading/Texture: 9 good shading and textures
Overall:8.4 of 10

Novi Stars (not paper dolls) rant

Ok, so I'm going to rant a little.  Novi Stars is a new toy line by MGA.  I was really looking forward to this line when I came across some sneak peek pics on the internet.  I recently saw them in stores.  Total disappointment! They don't move... Ok the arms move, but that's about it.  also they are really tiny (about 6 inches from what I hear) and they each do something different (one talks, one smells, one lights up/glows, and one has glitter in it) but the effects were lacking.  My biggest complaint was the price. Twenty dollars (more on the internet) for these dolls that just stand there and look cool.  I could get a fully articulate monster high doll or Moxie Teenz for that.  My point I guess is take out the lame gimmick, the design is spot on, (although I wish they were slightly more versatile) and make the doll cheaper.  I want one, but I'm going to wait until the line is on clearance, which might not take too long.  The Novi Stars also have fashion packs available but nothing impressive and 'secret pets' which I could not care less about.  Their pets are all a bit silly (and also don't do anything).

Rant over, too many parenthesis.  Pictures of the cute but way overpriced non-moving dolls.

Website http://www.novistars.com/ but takes a while to load.

Queen Holden Best Friends

I really love Queen Holden's paper dolls.  Her children are almost too cute! Here is a reproduction set of Best Friends, originally from the 1930s.  It includes a little girl and boy, costumes, and even toys.

Description:reproduction children paper dolls
Name: Best Friends  Date: 1985 Publisher: Dover
Artist:Queen Holden
Format:staple book 16 pages
Condition: uncut reproduction