{"id":1768,"date":"2009-12-10T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2015-07-17T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T12:47:27","slug":"latest-big-doll-ling-karito-kid-renamed-junebug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/2009\/12\/10\/latest-big-doll-ling-karito-kid-renamed-junebug\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest big doll: Ling Karito Kid, renamed Junebug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday Morning, a discount store, recently got a shipment of KidsGive&#8217;s Karito Kids dolls in. Originally priced at $100.00 and worth every penny, the KKs were discounted to an unbelievable $30.00, so of course I had to get one, especially since I&#8217;d been <a href=\"http:\/\/blogofstench.livejournal.com\/308559.html\">lusting over<\/a> them for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Maria from doll club delivered my KK, Ling from China, to me tonight, so, forthwith, my pictorial review. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ling comes in a boldly patterned box decorated with loud, friendly colors!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3634.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3634.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Too bad I have no room to keep the attractive package. The back introduces Ling as an 11-year-old Chinese girl who moves to Shanghai. Text acts as a teaser for the accompanying paperback adventure\/mystery book.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3635.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3635.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ling is secured in her inner box with padded twist ties so as not to damage her body and clothing. How thoughtful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3637.JPG\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3637.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Out of her cardboard prison, Ling, now called Junebug, shows off her outfit. From her embroidered velvet T-shirt to the little pink treads on her boots, Junebug boasts an outfit that is of high quality down to the last detail. She has vinyl arms and legs and a vinyl breastplate, but a stuffed 2\/3s body, so she is soft and huggable. She fits well in my hands, and I just want to squeeze her!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3638.JPG\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3638.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look at her face! Unlike the ugly-looking American Girls with their staring eyes and scary teeth, Junebug features a more realistic sculpt. She even looks ethnically accurate. With her applied lashes and her slight smirk, Junebug has a beautiful, welcoming face.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3640.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3640.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Junebug bundles up against the winter chill.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3643.JPG\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3643.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Junebug meets Sardonix. I think they&#8217;ll get along great!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3644.JPG\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.oddpla.net\/blog\/dolls\/misc\/karito\/100_3644.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday Morning, a discount store, recently got a shipment of KidsGive&#8217;s Karito Kids dolls in. Originally priced at $100.00 and worth every penny, the KKs were discounted to an unbelievable $30.00, so of course I had to get one, especially since I&#8217;d been lusting over them for more than a year. Maria from doll club&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/2009\/12\/10\/latest-big-doll-ling-karito-kid-renamed-junebug\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Latest big doll: Ling Karito Kid, renamed Junebug<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[719],"class_list":["post-1768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-sardonix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}