American Girl Addy Mini

Hello everyone! I'm still here, and I'm still collecting! I've slowed down somewhat on purchasing new dolls, and I'm way behind on my blogging. Part of that is due to a new opportunity that I have at my job that I'm very excited about. I'm much busier, have a lot to learn, a lot of training to go through, and I'll be working more overtime. I'm super excited about it! In the meantime, I have a few draft blog posts that I need to complete and share, and this is one of them. Last year, I got my first American Girl doll - a mini Addy.

This is the mini American Girl Beforever Addy Walker doll. The doll comes with a book. Here she is out of the box.

She is adorable. Here is a close-up. Her hair is braided and crisscrosses in the back, and she has blue ribbons in her hair that match her dress. She wears gold hoop earrings.

Here she is from the back, where you can see the back of her hair in more detail. Her dress is gorgeous, and she wears white knickers beneath her dress. She wears a pair of white socks and black boots.

Addy's book is large for her, but large enough for a child to read.

Here is the front and back of Addy's book.

Addy's new friend Buckwheat offers to carry her book for her.

Here are some of Addy's similarly sized friends: Barbie S.I.S. Kianna, Our Gang Buckwheat, Addy, Shawn, and Janet.

And just the females this time: Paula, Kianna, Addy, Janet, and Keyshia.

Addy is a cutie and fits in well with my 1/6 scale child dolls. Her head is a little larger, but it's not huge. I'm happy to have added her to my collection.

Small Girl Dolls Comparisons

I have a request on my Comparisons page to do an articulation comparison with some of my younger dolls.  The girls below will get us started.  They all have the ability to bend at the knees and elbows at the least, and they are the shortest girls that I have that have this ability.  They are from left to right:  Mattel Janet, Juku Couture Kana, Only Hearts Club Briana Joy, Kenya Fashion Madness Keyshia, Bratz doll with Hottiez Kiara head, and Winx Club Layla.  

I am posing them similarly to my previous figure comparisons.  Some of these young ladies have appeared in other comparisons, but they wanted to come back for comparisons with dolls their own size.  Janet, Kana, Keyshia, and Kiara can all stand on their own without assistance from a doll stand.  Briana Joy can stand with shoes and her feet can adjust to heel height, so she can stand in both flat and heeled shoes. 

Here they are showing their flexed arms.  Janet, Kana, Keyshia, and Kiara have jointed elbows.  Briana Joy has a cloth body over a wire armature.  Layla has vinyl over wire for her limbs.  Janet is able to flex her arm further and hold it in position better than the others

None of them are able to cross their arms completely, but Janet comes the closest.  Janet, Kana, Briana Joy, and Keyshia can share shoes.  Kiara's Bratz body has large feet (shoes) that can be removed.  Layla has heeled feet and can wear some of the larger Barbie shoes.  Janet and Kana have articulation at the ankle.

Here they are doing a side stretch.  Janet and Kana have lower torso articulation, while Kiara is articulated at the chest.  I think that Janet has the best range of motion here.

Here they are in the "walk like an Egyptian" pose.  Kana and Kiara have articulation at the wrist.  Briana Joy's feet can be flexed.  Kiara's removable feet can swivel.  I think that Kana does this move the best.  What do you think?

Here they are doing kneeling back bends.  Janet does this the best.

Here they are showing off their hands.  None of these dolls can grip objects (no big surprise there).  Janet's hands are my favorites from this group.

Here they are attempting to sit cross-legged on the floor.  Briana Joy does this the best.

 Here they are attempting to do middle splits.  Kiara does this the best.

 Here they are attempting to do front splits.  Keyshia does this the best.

 Here they are doing a leg lift.  Kana and Briana Joy do this the best.

 Here they are sitting down.  Kana's legs will not close while seated.  Layla has issues when it comes to siting down (she might do better on a higher surface.  Keyshia looks the most natural to me in her seated position.

Do you have a favorite among these dolls?  What makes that particular doll stand out for you?  Which ones pose the best?  Which ones look the best?  Which dolls are the most realistic?