Maru and Friends offers a small collection of 20 inch, high-quality, all-vinyl play dolls. The dolls were created by
Maritza Gutierrez with the idea of putting beautiful, realistic, culturally diverse dolls into the hands of children. The central character, Maru, is described as a Latina girl who moved to America in search of a better life. Maru has found some wonderful new friends to give her support and help ease the transition into her new situation. These friends (Jamie, Savanna, Raven and Tanya) make up the rest of the doll collection. Maru and Friends dolls can be purchased for $115 at the company's online store or at the Aventura Mall in Miami. These dolls can also be found online for
£109 at the lovely My Doll Best Friend shop in the United Kingdom.
I purchased my Maru and Friends doll almost a year ago and she has been waiting all of this time for her review. I was tempted by all of the Maru and Friends characters, especially Maru herself, but I ended up (predictably) choosing the redheaded, blue-eyed Savannah:
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| Maru and Friends Savannah, $115. |
