Best Fashion Friend Princess Adventure Barbie

Best Fashion Friend Princess Adventure Barbie

A 28-inch Barbie with natural-textured hair has been crossed off my doll wish list. I recently found her online at a great price and was pleasantly surprised by her great condition. Except for a tilted tiara (which I've left as is), she is flawless. 

The turquoise boots clash with the colors of her clothing, but that was Mattel's color choice for some odd reason.

As indicated, she is in great condition and appears to have never been played with.

Several years ago, my husband urged me to buy a 28-inch Barbie with the same hairstyle as this doll. He saw her while waiting for me as I browsed a store's toy aisle. At that time, purchasing it was a hard pass. She was rejected! But my, how things and desires change. 

With the help of AI, I placed Princess Adventure Barbie in a royal kingdom setting.

Best Fashion Friend Princess Adventure Barbie's Excel spreadsheet description reads as follows:

28-inch vinyl Barbie has articulation in the usual 5 places, plus the elbows and wrists. Has natural-textured, black-rooted hair styled in two side Afro puffs; brown-painted eyes with painted upper and lower eyelashes, and an open smiling mouth with red lip color. Wears a pink dress with a pink layered tulle skirt embellished with pink lamé stars and cursive words like love, awesome, magnifique, and happy. The dress has an attached lavender lamé jacket that has a white faux fur collar. A pink tiara, white molded-on bikini panties, and turquoise mock-lace-up boots complete the fashion.

Best Fashion Friend Princess Adventure Barbie was released in 2020, designed as a complement to the musical movie Barbie: Princess Adventure. She is my second 28-inch Barbie. The other one, found at a thrift store, has rainbow-colored straight hair. The two are posed together in the next photo.

Princess Adventure Barbie and Rainbow Sparkle Barbie display well together. 

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Learn Baby Learn

Former librarian and published author Charlotte Watson Sherman shared the following information about her new book:


"I have written a picture book, Learn Baby Learn: The Shindana Toy Factory’s Legacy of Black Pride, published March 10, 2026, to describe the events leading up to the Watts Uprising and the resulting partnership between a community organization, Operation Bootstrap, and Mattel, Inc. that led to the creation of the Shindana Toy Factory. Shindana was the first Black toy company and, eventually, the world’s largest maker and seller of Black dolls, toys, and games. For the first time, Black girls and boys could play with dolls that looked like them."

Hardcover and paperback versions are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other websites.

Ms. Sherman's other books include, Brown Sugar Babe, Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps, and co-author of This Opening Sky, a 2024 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection.

Visit the author's website or contact her by email at the links below:

www.charlottewatsonsherman.com

mizwatts709@gmail.com

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Aldi's Maya

Aldi Play Maya Fashion Doll by Jakks Pacific, Inc.

I could not find Maya, a Jakks Pacific, Inc., and Aldi-store-exclusive doll, at an Aldi near me. A long-time doll friend, who lives several states away, knew about this dilemma and offered to purchase the doll for me. 

The day after Maya's arrival, I took the following unboxing photos:

Maya is still secured to the cellophane lining in this photo.

And secured she was. There were several plastic connectors and rubber bands to cut before Maya was released from the cellophane.

Maya's story is written on the back of the box.

From the back of the box, Maya's story reads as follows:

Meet Maya

Maya’s always on the go, from shopping her favorite finds to lunch dates full of laughter. With her signature look and trusty ALDI tote bag and keychain, she’s ready for any adventure—grocery runs, smoothie stops, or just hanging out with friends. Stylish, smart, and totally relatable, Maya makes every day feel fabulous.

I discarded the box. 

Before taking this photo, I finger-combed and fluffed out Maya's well-rooted, natural-textured black hair.

Here she is in a full-length view.

My Excel description of Maya's features and clothing reads as follows:

11-1/2 inch, vinyl high-heeled fashion doll; side-parted, waist-length, rooted black natural-textured hair; pixelated brown eyes, dark lip color; wears an Aldi-colors-themed dress that has a white bodice and light-blue pleated skirt with horizontal Aldi-colors at the hemline, one short sleeve is light blue, the other is peach; wears high-top vinyl peach shoes with mock laces; and carries a mesh Aldi shopping tote that has a colorful, petal-shaped keychain attached.

 

As a frequent Aldi shopper, I wanted this doll in my collection. Thank you again, MR, for helping me achieve this goal.__________

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