GUND 12" Dora The Explorer

Fast delivery, great item

After being commanded by my mother, my mother-in-law, my wife, and my daughter to get the best Dora doll there was available and to spare no expense, I went through a rigorous screening process and spent countless hours testing the various incarnations of Dora dolls for features such as safety, ease of washing, child appeal, actual resemblance to the cartoon character, ease of transportation, ease of identifying as the property of my daughter, etc. Underwriter laboratories is shamed by the rigor of my research.I'm an anal retentive statistics nerd. I scored 40 dimensions on a five point scale and optimized the model, and determined that this Dora doll and no other is the best Dora doll available.I did not test the metric "induces jealousy in other children" and "disrupts strangers and my own daily existence with constant interruptions from other parents and children who observe it and ask me where we got it" but if I did this would score a perfect five.So, this is a daughter, wife, mother, and mother in law pleaser of a Dora doll, but you will constantly be asked where you go it as your child carries it in public, especially in London, Paris, Geneva, Monaco, the Maldives, and St. Bart's.Please buy one and take a load off me.

I bought my first Dora after reading the other reviews on this site. It was a birthday gift for my grandaughter, age 2. The order came within 2 or 3 days. When she got it she immediately adopted it as her new best friend. When my other grandaughter saw the Dora I immediately realized I had made a huge mistake. I should have bought 2! Not to worry. I immediately logged on my computer and ordered one for the other princess for Christmas. Once again, quick delivery. This Dora is soft, durable, and just the right size for little hands. Her softness makes her a great bed-buddy. She has the cutest little backpack on that really opens and can hold stuff. (Like the passy that she is not suppose to have but grandma lets her have any way. What happens at grandma's, stays at grandma's!) If nothing but the best will do for the princess in your life, get busy and order one. Somebody will love you for it!

My 2-year-old daughter loves Dora and I wanted to get her a Dora doll for Christmas, but I didn't want yet another doll that talks or sings or needs batteries. This Dora doll fits the bill perfectly: she's soft and a good size for small hands, and she has nice yarn hair and a cute little backpack. No complications! My little girl loves her, and is playing with her as I type, as a matter of fact.

Dora is a Christmas gift for my daughter. She loves Dora, and I am so excited to have found a small stuffed Dora that she can carry with her!

My daughter received this doll for Christmas two years ago. She loved it and it is still her favorate doll to sleep with every night.