This collection of five, 9” soft tricot dolls features charming names, yarn hair, fashionable outfits and embroidered facial features that present a distinctive international flair. They “reflect a fresh multicultural style for today's little girl. An array of popularly priced dolls in just the right size for easy merchandising helps retailers capture more sales in a growing, diverse specialty toy market,” PR Manager Lorene C. Shiraiwa of North American Bear Co. told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 2008.