What started as a nursery theme in 1976 has grown into a room full of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls that Gail Chapman uses to ...

I turn every museum visit into a game: based on the hair and clothing within the artwork, I can guess its date down to the ...

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Pax Ressler and Jackie Soro have hard opinions on American Girl dolls, the educational toy prized by millennials and subsequent generations. Samantha is rich and pretty. Felicity is a horse girl.

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To celebrate 40 years of American Girl, the legacy brand has been branching out with fun collaborations ...

American Girl began 40 years ago in Madison and then Middleton with dolls and books about girls living in different historical eras. Founder Pleasant Rowland insisted American Girls materials be ...

When arts and books editor Jim Higgins told me there was a new book coming out about the history of American Girl, I don’t think he knew what he was in for. An explosion of nostalgia from the ...

We're taking a trip down memory lane. USA TODAY reporters and editors dusted off their childhood American Girl dolls for a nostalgic reunion after news of the brand's latest line. On April 7, American ...

In 1990, my mother discovered a 4-year-old startup called American Girl, and she liked what she saw: books about different eras in American history, with stories told through the eyes of a girl ...