romanojg- butterick has (as far as i can tell) the most patterns. mc calls does too. there is a site on line that has the original agd patterns free for down loading. you are so lucky to have so many dgd that are interested! the dolls at wal-mart and k-mart are made by madame alexander, the dolls at jo-anns are also available at michael's and nancy's notions. toys-r-us has a line called the journey girls. my boys (twins) came from pottery barn. right now they are the only source i know of for boys. my first boy came from target. and wal-mart also has the diva dolls, which are dolls of color. so much fun scouting them out!!