Thanks to its cuddly soft beanbag body, Calin Cheerful Bright can be posed just like a real baby. The 12" doll has blue sleeping eyes, can wear fashion from the Mon Premier collection, and can have a number of accessories added to it from the Corolle line. — "Probably any of my Calin from Corolle" serve as the best-selling items in dolls, according to Mary Sisson, owner of Kazoodles in Vancouver, Wash. — “We sell different styles [of Calin]. About 30 a month,” Marilyn Walker, owner of PlayFair Toys in Boulder, Colo., told TDmonthly in January 2008.
Snuggled inside colorful gift-box packaging, Melodie Pink and Melodie Sorbet are 16 inches of softness. Each features a cozy cloth body and cheerful embroidered face framed by velour pigtails. With long, floppy limbs and dressed in colorful French fashions, these adorable first dolls will enchant the very young.
Corolle’s 17", multilingual baby doll communicates in French, English, Spanish or Italian. Through a simple, well-hidden and secure battery system, little girls can activate Lia’s language skills using different Corolle charm bracelets. Specific, gentle touches and tickles to Lia result in endearing, realistic responses. She is dressed in velour pajamas and a cap. Accessories include a bib, bottle, pacifier, teddy bear and charm bracelets. AAA batteries are not included. ― “I like working with … Corolle as I can order only what I can use for the time period,” Owner Patti Tepper-Rasmussen of Learning Tree Toys in Oklahoma City, Okla., told TDmonthly in spring 2007. — “I think people want more interactive dolls,” said Nellie Fais, owner of Toy Magic in Bethlehem, Pa. Twenty-seven of 62 retailers said in spring 2007 that Corolle is their best-selling doll brand, with sales ranging from six to 25 units per month. Corolle’s Lia and Lila are best sellers for Brain Station and Tree Town Toys in Ann Arbor, Mich., Owners Hans and Tricia Masing told TDmonthly in fall 2007. — Interactive Lia is a precious baby doll from a company that’s popular with specialty retailers. She earned a TDmonthly Top Toy 2007 award for educational value, as she speaks pertinent baby phrases, such as “I’m hungry!” in four languages. Her little baby voice is as pleasant as her pretty pink outfit and accessories. She’s much more than the average baby doll, and vanilla-scented at that.
Snuggled inside bright, retro packaging, Melodie Pink is 16” of softness dressed in a fashionable French sun dress. She features a cozy cloth body with long, easily manipulated limbs, and a cheerful painted face that is sweetly framed with velour ponytails. “For many of today’s young children, the tactile experience is more about touching technology rather than cradling cloth. … Melodie Pink offers the engaging simplicity of bright color, floppy flexibility and complete softness for a total experience of warmth and comfort,” Maggie Moss-Tucker of Moss-Tucker Associates told TDmonthly.
Seventeen-inch Baby Lea is Corolle’s new, multi-lingual, interactive baby doll that can communicate both her delights and discomforts in French, English, Spanish or Italian. Through a simple, well-hidden and secure battery system, little girls ages 3+ can activate her language skills using one of three included Corolle charm bracelets. Lea’s Teddy Bear charm enables her to speak English; her Bunny charm, Spanish; her Kitty charm, Italian. Lea’s native tongue, of course, is French. Specific, gentle touches and tickles to Lea will result in endearing realistic responses to little Moms. — Corolle dolls were great sellers when owner Michelle Deutschmann of Kaleidoscope Toys in Falmouth, Mass., brought them in for the holidays 2006, she told TDmonthly.
Calin Yang has brown sleepy eyes and natural-looking rooted hair that can be combed and styled. She can also be posed like a real little baby. All Corolle dolls are made with vanilla-scented vinyl. Their clothing reflects current styles and fabrics. Calin Yang is part of Corolle’s Mon Premier collection. She has accessories that will encourage little girls aged 18 months and up to take care of her all day long. — “We do sell several Asian dolls,” noted Gwen Bowden, manager of Doodlehopper 4 Kids in Springfield, Va. “There are a lot of adoptions [here], and we try to carry a diverse selection of dolls that kids can play with. Ten percent of toy-store owners said Corolle dolls were great sellers for the holidays 2006. ― “Corolle [sells] head and shoulders above anything else,” said Sue Hottel, owner of No Kidding in Mattapoisett, Mass., of her doll department in May 2010. Two retailers told TDmonthlyin late spring 2010 that Calin Yang is their top-selling doll. Twenty of 43 retailers named Corolle as their best-selling doll brand.
Calin Charming Pastel is specially designed to encourage hugs and capture hearts. Thanks to the soft, beanbag body, this doll can be posed just like a real baby. With blue sleeping eyes and a pink-and-white striped outfit this 12” doll is perfect for ages 18 months and up. — Fifteen of 57 retailers TDmonthly surveyed said that Corolle dolls were among the best-selling classic toys in their stores. — In spring 2007, Owner Sally Lesser of Massachusetts’ Henry Bear’s Park stores mentioned Calin dolls, specifically, as best sellers. Corolle dolls are also popular at Juggles in Wakefield, R.I., Owner Idanna Smith said. — Maggie Moss-Tucker, public relations consultant for Corolle, told TDmonthly, "The bottom line about Calin is that it's truly one of the best dolls on the market. Its price, design, play value and accessories are what makes it such a great doll."
Teri Crane, the Potty Pro and author of "Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day" (Fireside/Simon & Schuster, June 6), says that of all the potty training dolls on the market, she prefers Corolle's Emma and Paul.
Babicorolle, the collection of plush dolls and accessories, welcomes one of two new all-cloth dolls: Pink. Designed to visually appeal to babies, she and her “sister” Grenadine are dressed in jersey or polished cotton fabric, featuring vibrant bolds and bright stripes or rosey pastels to create an inviting, colorful play toy. Shy, slightly mischievous grins, oversized fedora hats, mitten hands and large slipper style boots for feet ensure her instant appeal to the very young. Made with no detachable parts, the dolls are durable, washable, and most important, equally comfortable for cuddling during playtime or at bedtime. It is age appropriate for kids age 0 to 18 months.
Clara is 13” and has red ponytails that match her little red outfit. A sweater with a ribbon tie, a flounced flowered skirt, ballerina sandals and a pink shoulder bag complete her outfit.
Corolle introduces a new Tidoo to their award-winning collection of dolls that can go in the water: Tidoo Elf. Tidoo is a 12" soft body baby doll filled with polystyrene pellets with a beanbag-like feel. Because little ones love water play, Tidoo dolls have a special polished cotton body with a little hang tag so it can dry quickly after it gets wet. Tidoo Elf is dressed in a striped long-sleeved shirt, khaki pants, an orange cap and a pacifier, and comes with a play duck. For kids who can’t monopolize the sink or tub, Corolle has added a new Bathtime Set ($20) to its line of accessories. The set comes with a bathtub, a duck, a shampoo bottle, a cream pot, body lotion and a potty. — Tidoo dolls are best sellers at Henry Bear’s Park in Massachusetts, Owner Sally Lesser told TDmonthly in spring 2007.
Corolle’s Classic 14" Bébé Do is dressed in white velour pajamas and comes in a rattan Moses basket complete with a pink and white ruffled liner. The soft-bodied Bébé Do features a realistically sculpted face, eyes that open and close and delicately tinted vinyl skin that is lightly scented with vanilla, a Corolle signature. Bébé Do comes with her own soft bunny, baby bottle and a small picture book with ideas of how her new mommy can take care of her.
For 2006, Corolle has added two new 14” Fairy Princess dolls to their Les Classiques Collection. Each new doll offers the traditional Corolle qualities including realistically sculpted faces, long rooted hair, and vanilla-scented vinyl “skin.” Fairy Princess Aurora (pictured) is dressed in white and gold, including a magnificent floor-length gown with a shoulder cape, wand, tiara, and hat. Fairy Princess Stella wears a pink ballroom-style dress, stole and tiara and holds a wand.
Babipouce Flower’s plush fabric invites touching and its vinyl face is delicately scented with vanilla for sensory appeal. Soft and light, it’s the perfect size and weight for little ones to hug and to hold.
Chouquette Blonde is one of Corolle’s award-winning Chouquette family. She is 14” with blue sleeping eyes and beautiful rooted hair that can be brushed and styled over and over by little girls three years and up. She comes with her own brush.
This 12-inch charmer is designed to encourage hugs and capture hearts. Thanks to its cuddly soft, beanbag body, Calin Laughing Pastel can be posed just like a real baby. And just like a real baby, she is washable!
Created expressly to meet the needs of little moms on the grow, Corolle’s new Mon Premier Bebe collection now includes a play crib ensemble. Designed to feature the same valued qualities of real-life bedding for babies, the Mon Premier play crib ensemble includes soft padded sides, see-through mesh netting and overhead mobile-style toys. This true-to-life play crib ensemble allows little girls the opportunity to enjoy the same rest and play time routines with their own baby dolls that they once experienced with their own parents. The crib, new for 2006, is scaled for Corolle’s award-winning 12” Calin and Tidoo dolls. “I love the new dolls and the clothing in the Mon Premier line,” recommended Rich Gordon, owner of Learning Express in Exton, Pa.
This 13” vinyl doll with blue sleeping eyes is an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner. “When older girls come into the store, they really like the Les Cheries,” said Aftynn Gill, owner of Dolls in the Attic in Montclair, N.J. “They come back to buy the outfits.”
Specially designed for bathtime fun, 12" Tidoo is poseable and so light that she floats. This 2005 Tidoo adds an extra dimension of fun to bathtime: When you put the doll´s feet in the water, she laughs, and when you take her out of the water, she cries. Blue-eyed Tidoo comes with her own inflatable duck-shaped float with a real working shower attachment. She was a winner of the Creative Child Magazine Toy of the Year Award.
When his hand is pressed, he coos and babbles. When his tummy is tickled, he laughs. When he is given a bottle, he drinks it. When he is placed on his stomach, he cries. Jules is 17" tall and dressed in blue velour pajamas with a matching knit cap. The doll comes with its own feeding bottle, bib, pacifier and soft teddy bear. Jules is an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner.
Babipouce Pink Striped is a tender snuggly doll for babies 12 months and up. Soft, washable Babipouce is lightweight and 12 inches tall, perfectly sized for tiny hands to grasp and explore. Corolle’s collesction also includes African-American and Asian faces.
These 14", all-vinyl baby dolls drink and wet and love to take a bath; they are excellent potty training aids too. Paul is even anatomically correct. Each doll comes complete with color-coordinated potty, pacifier, feeding bottle and diaper. Paul and Emma are recommended by several child experts, including Dr. Phil, whose potty-training method consists of an approach that includes an anatomically-correct doll and a “potty party.”
Little girls 3 years and up will enjoy brushing and styling the long hair of this sturdy, well-balanced vinyl doll’s head. The Hairstyling & Make-Up Head comes with a hairbrush, accessories such as hair clips and scrunchies, and a pretend-play make-up disc.
The Mini-Doucettes are the 8-inch petite versions of the Doucette dolls. They are dressed in stripes, polka dots, and flowers that have Velcro closures so they are easy for little hands to manage. The Mini-Doucettes come with blonde, brunette, and black hair as well as Caucasian, African-American, and Asian, sculpted faces. With sweet names such as Candy, Cherry, Cocoa, Cinnamon, and Red Poppy, these eye catching Mini-Doucette dolls are absolutely "delicious"!
