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The Wonderful World of The American Girl Doll

A trip to The American Girl Place Los Angeles opened my eyes to a whole new world.

This beautiful collection of American Girl dolls, books and accessories is a delight to all generations.  



Many of the American Girl dolls are based on historical characters with a series of books telling their story. Each American Girl doll has it's own historically accurate clothes and accessories. The new American Girl Kit movie is bring the stories to an even wider audience.

The American Girl - Every Girl's Dream 

So just who is it for - daughter or mother?

I was first introduced to American Girl by my young daughter. I have to admit that at first I thought it was just another doll and I was reluctant to buy into the concept. However, over time I have become as much of a fan as she is!

There are eleven historical dolls, Girls of the Year and many choices of Just Like You dolls (you choose hair, eye and skin color closest to your own to get the closest match). The brand is marketed at the 4 to 12 age group. One of the secrets to the American Girl brand's success is that it is just as appealing to the mothers as it is to the girls

My daughter started with a Just Like You doll. I will always remember that the doll taught her to read - she had to 'earn' it by reading 100 books. It worked like no other motivation and improved her grade level in a month! In spite of saying at the start that one was enough, I realized that I wanted her to have more dolls! So she now has Emily and Kirstin - two of the historical characters.

American Girl appeals not just to the child, but to the mother too. I would have loved to have one of those dolls as a child. The quality is very high and the clothes and accessories are beautiful.

The dolls are cleverly linked into a series of books for each doll. The books are historically well researched and do not shy away from confronting some difficult truths. Sometimes a little too powerful for my liking, but usually the balance is right.

Linked in to all of this are other books tackling issues such as friendship,hair styling, money,pets, manners. You name it and American Girl pretty much has it covered.

Which American Girl? 

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Knitting Patterns for American Girl 

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Great American Girl Links 

The American Girl Official Website
The official site for everything you need to get you started. Check out the section for American Girl e cards

More American Girl Lenses 

Who Is Your Favorite American Girl on Amazon? 

Felicity Mini Doll (American Girl Collections)

Felicity Mini Doll (American Girl Collections)

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Girls and Their Horses (American Girl Library)

Girls and Their Horses (American Girl Library)

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American Girl Place Los Angeles 

All of our American Girl purchases had been online. We looked forward to receiving the catalog and have spent hours browsing though it together. So when we were able to visit the American Girl Store Los Angeles we were very excited. As soon as we walked in I have to admit that I felt like a child in a candy store! There were just so many things to see in the American Girl store.

I could tell that I was not alone in my excitement about the American Girl Store. It was full of mothers and daughters all excitedly looking at the displays and filling their baskets with goodies. You could hear the sounds of mothers encouraging children to buy more things that even the little girl wanted. I loved every minute of it. I think my daughter did too!

American Girl Movies 

The new American Girl Kit movie is out soon in theaters!

Felicity - An American Girl Adventure

Amazon Price: $9.49 (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

Molly - An American Girl on the Home Front

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

Samantha - An American Girl Holiday

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

Felicity and Samantha: An American Girl Gift Set

Amazon Price: $32.49 (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

American Girl Doll Julie on eBay 

Julie is the newest American Girl historical character doll.

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Great American Girl Stuff on eBay 

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American Girl Mini Dolls 

These are a great way to start or just add to your American Girl Doll collection.

Samantha Mini Doll

Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

Felicity Mini Doll (American Girl Collections)

Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 07/10/2009) Buy Now

Molly Mini Doll (American Girl)

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Who is your favorite American Girl Doll? 

Evelyn_Saenz wrote...

When my girls were younger we loved reading the American Girl Stories and turning our dolls into the dolls of each period as we read about it.

Nice lens!

ReplyPosted January 12, 2009

tara27oh wrote...

THIS IS A CUTE SITE.AMERICAN GIRL HAS REALLY PRETTY THINGS. I GOT A KICK OUT OF ALL THE OUTFITS THEY HAVE..LOL 5 STARS

ReplyPosted July 19, 2007

titanium_knights wrote...

American Girl dolls are a favorite in our house!
Great lens!

ReplyPosted July 19, 2007

hamutie28 wrote...

Great stuff!

ReplyPosted July 18, 2007

EverythingMouse wrote...

ReplyPosted July 07, 2007