Kavi loves her Lotta dolly, and drags it around with her. It's half her size. So damn cute. Adorable sundress courtesy Aunty Mirna, aka Chinnama (little mother, a traditional endearment for the mother's slightly younger sister). Sharmi goes by Seenima (sweet mother, or more literally, sugar mother). :-)
I've still had no luck finding a S. Asian doll for her -- not a Barbie style, but a soft doll. Big, small, I don't care -- please, if you have any ideas about where to find one, let me know? I'd also be happy to pay one of you craft-y folks to make one -- in fact, to make several, so I can give them as gifts to S. Asian friends of mine with babies...
I looked around on Google and found a few possibilities…
Dolls Like Me
Nice Toy Shop
Ethical Superstore
(Though only the first of those is U.S.-based.)
I vote for the little Barbara doll on Dolls Like Me. She’s cute! Or the Sri Lankan doll on the Ethical Superstore.
I’m not sure I like the term “beige baby.” What the hell does that mean? And those Ishababies are not cute.
OK, that Ru comment is mine. Not sure how that happened.
I agree the Isababies are scary. So far, I think I like the Bindi Groovy Girl best (looking most like Kavi :-), but I think she only comes as a mini poseable? I can’t seem to find a regular or large size version.
I can’t tell whether this is a mini or not, but Genius Babies has a Groovy Girls Bindi that looks different from the mini at Amazon.
Huh — I assumed that was the posable, but you’re right — it looks different! Yay! I’m going to go buy a dolly…
Now that dolly is for your daughter, right…?