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The Crissy Doll Family Encyclopedia: Identification & Price Guide

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A great book, wonderful photography. I enjoyed all the pictures of the dolls in the gardens, at the beach and in natural settings. I also enjoyed the way this book was layed out, it didn't have you jumping from the front of the book to the back of the book. I have many doll books including the other book that pertains to this subject, and I found this one to be much more enjoyable. A wonderful tool for identifying the dolls and the outfits.

This book is worth every penny. Lots of clear beautiful pictures- tons of outfits and dolls included in the book- with nice pictures and descriptions.No accessories included in the book and the value guide was not great- it was listed at the end of the book and the specific doll outfits were not priced individually.

I was so thrilled to recently read this book. It is wonderful such beautiful photos of Crissy in all her different outfits. As I live in Australia I rarely see many of the extra outfits and this book was a joy to read and look at the fantastic photography. Many thanks for a great book.

This book has absolutely beautiful Crissy family pictures. I think a new collector would be in awe and an established collector would be keeping their wish list growing! Filled with interesting information too!

Can't imagine why any collector and lover of fine dolls would not love this great book.
I can't say enough good things about Carla Cross' Crissy Encyclopedia. Not only is this wonderful book a sturdy hardback edition, Carla's professional writing style will delight seasoned collector's and "newbies" alike and seems to speak most to that little girl in us that first loved and cherished our dolls in childhood. It's diametrically different from the "other Crissy book" so try it out! Carla is an very accomplished author in many fields, and her work is a refreshing change from those "I, me ,mine" typical vanity-press publications. You'll love it!

This is truly a wonderful book for any collector to own. The photos are sensational and the information far reaching. It has many hi-lights such as personal stories, redressing hints and fab M.I.P photos which clearly show all original accessories. It also shows the back of the original clothes cards with the kicky illustrations that had young children clamouring for more. The warmth and humour that flows thru this book is indicative of someone that truly loves and appreciates these dolls and not that of a megalomaniac who thinks they have the only information in the world. This book is a must for any collector.

Hi - Wanted to clarify a question on the Green Eyed Velvet. Some Velvet dolls had Kerry - colored (or other) green eyes substituted in the factory, in place of her usual purple eyes. It is not unheard of for a company to, very occassionally, substitute a different item during the manufacture of a doll. But it was a very rare occurrence, making the doll a rarity. This is what makes collecting fun! On the other hand, many Velvet dolls had eyes that oxidized to a greenish color, but when plastic eyes oxidize, the color is never uniform and the color is not a true, vibrant green - like Kerry's. To determine whether a Velvet's eyes are oxidized green, or are a true factory sbstitution, the eyes has to be taken apart and cleaned. If the eye remains green after cleaning, it is a true factory substitution. The oxidized eyes will become purple again after cleaning. There have been Velvet dolls who's eyes have been taken out, cleaned, and found to be genuine factory substitutions. These are the dolls that the book refers to. Thanks to the Expert that had the question - Carla Marie Cross

When I buy doll collector books, I try to make sure they have everything I need to know about the doll in them. Sadly, such was not the case with this book. It had many nice pictures, but as far as being complete and usefull, I'd say it leaves much wanting.

This author is not a Crissy collector and the coverage is spotty. The best Crissy book is written by Beth Gunther.

This book is one of two I own related to Crissy family dolls. While this book has beautiful photos and Ms. Cross is very charming and likeable writer, her book is filled with errors relative to these dolls. A few that come to mind are that Ideal reissued later Baby Crissys in a harder plastic. This is simply untrue -- as a child, I owned a later-issue soft limbed Baby that only over the course of many years experienced a deterioration of her plastic resulting in a gradual hardening of one of her legs, thus resulting in what Ms. Cross describes in her book as a mixing of hard & soft body parts by Ideal on these dolls. In addition, the eyes on many of these dolls oxidize with time..Ms. Cross describes rare green eyed Mia & Velvet dolls, while I myself own a green eyed Mia, a one green eye/one purple eyed Velvet and a one green/one brown eyed Kerry. I know quite a few other collectors who own similar variations. This process occurs quite often in these dolls and it is not at all rare to find odd colored eyes on Crissy's family & friends. While the book is very enjoyable to page through, I would not consider Ms. Cross a source of expert information.