Zapf Creation Baby Annabell Version 4 (Toy)

Great doll..... Santa delivered the version 4 baby annabell to my house last week, and has since provided much entertainment for my 4 year old. She loves the fact that annabell turns her head and has spent many an hour trying to stop her from crying. Excellent doll with lovely feature of turning the head.

Great fun but slightly heavy for younger children possibly?? My daughter had this as a replacement for a similar style doll (store own) which we kept having faults with. My first thought was that she is very heavy due to the motor, etc but my 4 year old doesn't seem to have any trouble with this. The head-turning action is quite freaky but you soon get used it (although I think my daughter's voice is slightly high and she doesn't always respond to her). She has a flesh coloured body (unlike the common white middle section) which we liked as it is more realistic. It does take a while to get the tear function to work but this is purely because she needs chance to drink kenough water on first use. Subsequent uses have been very good thought, however I would suggest a face cloth for drying her as you would spend a fortune on tissues!! You also need to watch out for any drips later on as my daughter has been caught out several times where a tiny amount have water has spilt out onto her (we're not talking major amounts here though) I'm not sure if she gurgles as much as previous dolls as I've not really seen much of them but my daughter seems quite happy with the noises that she makes. All in all I would say she has been in hit with my daughter and both my partner ans I have found her quite amusing. Definitely a well-loved toy!

Perfect present for little girls We have had various dolls before this one- previous versions of baby annabelle and baby chou chou, baby born and from my daughters' point of view, this is definitely the best. They love the 'real' tears and she has been played with by my 8, 6 and 4 year old with great enjoyment. The only reason I haven't given 5 stars is that I have some doubts about durability- twice already the doll has stopped working until the batteries have been taken out and put back in- 2 earlier versions of this doll have already 'died' so I'm hoping it will last until next christmas at least. But a huge hit with the girls!

What a doll ! - made my eldest nieces Christmas truly special! got to say this doll has been such a success this Christmas, it was one of the presents for my eldest niece from me and she just loves it, she hasn't wanted to put Annabell down at all, she loves the way it moves its head from side to side, makes a sucking sounds when using its dummy and burps when fed the water using the bottle with water in it, closes its eyes and breathes heavily when sleeping,she treats her like a real baby. The only thing I didn't like as much was that when it sucks its dummy while you do get a sucking sounds which is great it doesn't seem to suck it say like moving its cheeks / mouth like version 3 which my youngest niece had but thats the only thing that I can complain about as its a fab doll!

Real Baby My five year old daughter and myself went out yesterday with Annabell 4. Everyone was looking thinking it was a real baby. I do not know what version 3 was like but I do think this a great doll. The movements and the life like motions has kept my daughter amused since Christmas Day. I recommend this doll highly and will have your little one amused and content for a while.