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The Pete Gazette
The Corolle Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Corolle
Spy Unmasked as Acceptable Chin-Rest After Gravity Test
Our critic exposes the sleeping-eye mechanism as a cheap gravity trick, delivers a thorough kneading test, and grants the soft-bodied doll a conditional pass as a chin-rest of last resort.

So, the Human has presented me with a miniature, silent effigy of a small human. Apparently, this object, which reeks faintly and not unpleasantly of vanilla, is a "baby doll." Its purpose seems to be to occupy the smaller Human's attention, a role I had, until this moment, considered exclusively my own. It is advertised as being soft and filled with beans,…

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Image of Corolle Bébé Calin Charming Pastel Baby Doll - 12" Soft Body Doll with Pink Outfit, Sleeping Eyes Open and Close, Vanilla-Scented, for Kids Ages 18 Months and up
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★☆☆☆
Mechanism exposed. Chin-rest approved, barely.
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