There are a few key factors to look for when evaluating the value of a Little People doll. Little People are more desirable than Cabbage Patch dolls, and some Little People dolls are worth more than others. They renamed these dolls “Cabbage Patch Kids”. Coleco kept the same style as the Xavier Roberts originals, except for using vinyl heads on their dolls and making the Cabbage dolls smaller, typically about 16″ versus 24″ for Little People. Then the CRAZE began! In 1982, Xavier Roberts sold mass-marketing rights to Coleco. Little People were not purchased, but adopted not made, but delivered. New ‘moms’ and ‘dads’ were given a lovingly swaddled “Little Person” to love, cherish, and adopt as their very own. ![]() Rooms were filled with incubators and the wonderful “Mother Cabbage” cabbage patch of newborn babies just waiting for a little shot of ‘Imagicillin’. Guests were greeted by employees dressed in full hospital garb. ![]() ![]() The dolls were entirely soft sculpture-each was an original one-of-a-kind creation. Xavier Roberts produced the “Little People” from 1976 – 1983 in an old renovated medical clinic in Cleveland Georgia dubbed “Baby Land General”. 1983 Xavier Roberts Little people 24″ blond boy doll
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