New Releases by Kathy Allert

Little Sara models the dresses, hats, shoes and handcrafted items of 8 different Northwest Indian tribes.

Youngsters learn about the duties and costumes of a registered nurse as they play with a large-size paper doll and her wardrobe of 4 outfits: white slacks and top for the maternity ward; operating room scrubs, cap, and mask; traditional white uniform; and a flight nurse's outfit for airlifting patients to hospitals.

Colorful collection of authentic folk attire from the former Soviet Union, including Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, the Ukraine, other regions. 2 dolls on gatefold cover. 32 costumes, accessories on 8 plates of lightweight stock. Captions.

32 outfits plus colorful headgear for 2 adorable youngsters. Traditional folk costumes from Bavaria, the Black Forest region, the Harz Mountains, Frisia, Mittenwald, other areas. Lederhosen, dirndls, embroidered jackets, more.

Carefully researched mini-collection features a little Navajo girl with a contemporary wardrobe of jeans, T-shirt, and sneakers and traditional tribal skirts, tops, and footwear. 1 doll, 26 full-color stickers.

Travel back through centuries of Irish history with 2 youngsters and costumes worn by a Celtic princess, Irish monk, medieval entertainer, a modern Aran Islander, and more. 32 costumes.

Dress this sturdy youngster as an Apache warrior, a Pueblo hoop dancer, a Navajo shepherd, and 4 other traditional figures.

Dress 1 doll in 8 fringed and beaded costumes of the Sioux, Blackfoot, Crow, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Osage, and Dakota.

Authentic costumes worn by Sauk & Fox, Delaware, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Iroquois, Seneca, Mohawk, and Ojibwa. 1 doll, 8 costumes.

Dress Indian girl in authentic clothing worn by the Navajo, Acoma Pueblo, Hopi, Jicarilla Apache, and other tribes. 1 paper doll, 8 full-color costumes.

2 dolls, 32 costumes from Calabria, Lombardy, Sardinia, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, Valle d’Aosta, more. Map. 8 plates.

2 dolls, 32 authentic costumes (including headwear) from Asturias, the Canary Islands, Granada, Andalusia, Valencia, the Basque provinces, other Spanish regions. Map included.

Two dolls, 32 full-color costumes: Norwegian bridal ensemble, Swedish Lapp summer garments, Icelandic folk-dancing costumes, Danish bridal apparel with floral crown, Finnish Lapp outfits, more. Map.

2 dolls and 32 authentically detailed costumes: riding (charro) outfits, bullfighting costumes, china poblana, a national costume for girls, much more. Map.

Noted paper doll artist Kathy Allert's keen eye for authentic detail is reflected in this meticulously researched and accurately rendered collection. It contains a boy and a girl doll, each approximately 5 1/2" high, and 31 different full-color outfits accurately re-creating the native dress of 19 tribes that span a vast area of the North American continent. Among the traditional costumes (identified on each plate) are an Apache coming-of-age dress; a Tlingit dress with button blanket; an Inuit costume of the Far North, complete with ivory snow goggles and harpoon; the dress of a modern Kiowa princess; the feathered short and fringed leggings of a Crow warrior; the lace-trimmed blouse and multicolored skirt of a young Seminole girl; the brightly decorated trousers and tunic of a Choctaw boy playing stickball; a Pueblo Deer Dancer's costume, decorated with evergreen sprigs; as well as colorful tribal outfits of the Algonquin, Iroquois, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Sioux, Hopi, Navajo, and other Indian tribes. Headdresses, hats, baskets, jars, dolls, and other accessories complete the authentic native costumes. A unique addition to any paper doll collection, this charming volume offers hours of educational entertainment for doll lovers of all ages. It is an especially useful resource for social studies classes or for anyone interested in the clothing and culture of North American Indians.

2 dolls, 32 authentic costumes worn in Provence, Bordeaux, Brittany, other French regions. Embroidered shirts and bodices, pleated knee pants, quaint headdresses and footwear.

Charming folk costumes from Denmark,Poland, Greece, Romania, and other European countries — plus 2 girl paper dolls that stand up. Delightful introduction to European culture for children. 23 color illustrations on 16 plates.

With 2 dolls and 48 costumes -- including pirate, fireman, snake charmer, and dozens of other imaginative roles -- kids can re-enact George's famous adventures, or invent new escapades.

Children will delight in transforming Peter into a policeman, archaeologist, football player, rock star, backpacker, magician, space bunny, and other characters. The easy-to-remove punch-out doll and costumes come with a colorful backdrop.

4 delightful dolls, 28 authentic period costumes based on 19th-century children's book illustrations.