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.

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 ...

If you’re anything like me and you’ve been diving back into your childhood obsessions, you will be just as thrilled to hear that American Girl is bringing back several of the dolls you grew up with ...

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 ...

Wake up, millennial women—it’s our time. The original American Girl dolls are all coming back to stores this spring in a new launch, the brand tells Glamour exclusively. Yes, I mean every single ...

American Girl fans, get ready to take a trip down memory lane. The beloved brand is relaunching eight of its original Historical Characters dolls in honor of its 40th anniversary this year. The ...

Nicole Mottier's hunt included rare finds at garage sales and thrift stores, with some dolls costing as little as $5 Courtesy of Nicole Nluvsag Nicole Mottier spent years tracking down every American ...