not a trick question

OK, so which one of these dolls looks as though it promotes innocence, imagination, wholesome play and childlike fantasy? And which one looks to be a brash, raunchy, made-up, trashily clad, and shockingly sexualized combination of every secular image we want to protect our impressionanable young, precious children from? (no, I am not biased in ANY manner. *grin*)

C'mon. You can do it.

Bueller? Bueller?

I have been hoping for awhile now that a modest, fanciful, imaginative, posable, feminine, popular doll series that would emerge to challenge the stranglehold that BRATZ dolls have on the 4-14 age market for our daughters. I find Bratz startlingly repugnant and am astounded that so many of us are buying this garbage for our children to consume, play with, and emulate. Thank God there are now emerging some great new options for little girls (and boys).

On the recommendation of a friend (who apparently trolls toy stores on a much more regular basis than I do and spied these the moment they hit the shelves!), I purchased the doll on the left and a companion doll, part of the new Trixieville collection, for LaLa last night. She and I played with her dolls for 2 hours, making up stories about the ocean and Maui and the trees and fireflies. It was sheer delight. Thank you, Manhattan Toy Company, for making these delightful, age appropriate dolls which promote sweetness and innocence ~ the very best elements of being a child, after all.