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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
I think the doll stands in for the baby. Like I've seen a lot of suspense book covers with teddy bears standing in for the baby. The readers know the story is not about teddy bears.
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I think a teddy bear works in that situation, (or a rattle or baby blanket or crib) but a doll actually looks like an infant, so it introduces a note of confusion.