I give my friends little one year old girls the same doll I gave to my oldest grandaughter 17 years ago. It cries 'mama' and has the sweetest vinyl face and all cloth body, even the hands and feet.
Every one year old girl that I've given that doll to falls in love with it. The stories the mothers tell me are that the child identifies with the doll and covers it tenderly and carries it with them everywhere. The brand name is: Little Huggims