With all the Pleasant Company American Girl Doll (American Girl Today and Just Like You) craze, you might your girl pouring over the catalogs and making a wish list... Find them pricey and want a less expensive alternative? Desire quality clothing and accessories for your 18" dolls or 16" Bitty Baby?

Here's other companies and brands that sell 18 inch and 15-16 inch dolls, clothing, shoes, accessories and more. find them on Ebay, www retailers and discount stores. Search for the keywords to see what you can find...

Gotz Dolls manufactured the Pleasant Company's American Girl dolls for a number of years and then developed their line Precious Day dolls with a blonde, brunette, hispanic and oriental doll. They also produced Maxy Muffin dolls as an alternative to Bitty Baby.

Dolls Unlimited produced Little Sisters and Lil'Punkin (alternative to Bitty Baby. Also originally manufactured by Gotz.

Just Pretend Dolls, also produces Stardust Classics and Friend to Friend and Dream Doll Designer. They are slimmer than American Girl dolls. Also sold under Kid Galaxy.

Magic Attic Dolls. Slimmer than American Girl dolls and have smaller feet.

My Twinn dolls are customized to look like your child. Notably more expensive than American Girl dolls but also sell accessories and clothing.

Other brands to check out:
Our Generation (sold primarily at Target stores), Springfield, Girls on the Go (sold at Toys R' Us - below) and Walmart also carries a new doll

Also check out your local craft store like A.C. Moore, Michael's, Ben Franklin, etc. Most have a doll section that carry generic doll clothing in the 18" size.