Jolie Speaks French Doll

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Product Features

• For Ages 3 and up

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00005J3NH
• Item model number: 70902
• Our recommended age: 3 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required.
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,878 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Teacher Review
Jolie is full of French flair in her fuchsia satin miniskirt, black-and-white striped shirt, and black velvet beret and matching velvet shoes. She is 16 inches tall, with crinkled, yellow yarn hair, embroidered facial features, and a soft stuffed body made of velour fabric. When her right hand is squeezed, Jolie says six basic phrases, first in English and then in French, introducing herself, and saying that she likes to shop for clothes and wants to be a designer. When her left hand is pressed, Jolie says her favorite colors and the days of the week in English and French. She says "I love you" when the heart on her knee is pressed. The little girl's voice used for the recording has a cheery sound and a pleasant French accent, which doesn't get irritating even after lots of foreign language practice. Similar dolls that speak in other languages are also available. Three AA batteries are included. --Marcie Bovetz, mother and former children's librarian

Product Description
Winner of the Oppenheim Best Toy Award Gold Seal 2004. Jolie speaks French and English! Press Jolie's right hand to hear a series of greetings! Press her left hand to hear her favorite colors and the days of the week. Press her knee to hear, "I love you!" Jolie includes a translation booklet for learning & reading along as she speaks. Comes equipped with 3 AA batteries for demo purposes only. (New batteries are recommended.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give Your Child A Great Start!, April 22, 2004

By	E. Wages - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

While this doll is by no means a substitute for a year of college French, it is a great catalyst to get your young child interested in foreign language. Based on my experiences learning and teaching at the college level, I can assure you, the greatest educational gift a parent can give a child is a head-start in foreign language! Foreign language becomes harder to learn and maintain the older someone is (even middle school is too late), and these dolls are made for the age group which adopts languages the easiest. Forget Baby Mozart, if you want to give your child an edge in education, get them one of these dolls and enroll them in a language immersion school or afterschool program. If the phrases of the French doll aspiring to design clothes bothers you, why not check out the Italian doll who wants to be a soccer star, the Greek doll who has Olympic dreams or the German doll who expresses her love of animals.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Language Littles are so adorable!, March 9, 2005

By	Nazook (USA) - See all my reviews

It is stated in one of the reviews that Jolie sings "Frere Jacques" when you press her tummy - this is not true. When I read the review I immediately ran over to Jolie [thinking "how could I have overlooked this feature?"] and started pressing her all over her tummy - nothing happened. Maybe the large dolls have this feature.

There are 3 different versions of Jolie [and other select language little dolls]. There is the 8-inch doll that only speaks 4 phrases, the 16-inch doll [like the one listed here] which obviously says more phrases, and the 32-inch doll, which I know nothing about [or where to buy them] only that they exist.

As other reviewers mentioned, these language littles dolls are a great way to introduce a child to a foreign language. Jolie is so cute! I plan to get Yumi, Emma, and Sophie. Even an adult [interested in foreign languages] would love these dolls. I know because I'm one of them! I'm 30 years old. I don't have children [yet], but I would definitely get ALL of the dolls even for myself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jolie Language Little, February 11, 2007

By	G. Eustis (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My Mom bought this for our 6 year daughter as she is starting French Club at her school. The doll is very cute although it is sometimes difficult to understand the pronounciation of the French phrases. She lists days of the week, colors, greeting phrases plus "I love you". The accompanying book is a great help! It would be nice if Jolie also included counting 1-10.