American Girl Dolls

The American Girl Place in New York City

This summer, the American Girl Place in New York City is hosting a series of special programs that are sure to be a hit.
Space is limited for all events so be sure to call 1 877 247 5223 to make your reservations today.
Date with Dad: June 18, July [...]

I’m sure it was hard to choose from the over 34,000 entries into Lanie’s Backyard Photo Contest, but 5 Grand Prize Winners have been selected.
The winners, with an excerpt from their essays, are listed below.
Grand Prize winners:

Amalia, age 8, Missouri
Highlight from Amalia’s “Nature Note”:
When I go outside, I am inspired by looking at the bugs [...]

The American Girl Place is having a Special Event on Thursday April 22nd
The 2010 Girl of the Year Celebration

You can be one of the first to learn about Lanie Holland – the 2010 Girl of the Year. Lanie is an energetic girl who loves outdoor adventures, so at this special event, girls will enjoy a [...]

2010 Girl of the Year Lanie Holland finds adventure in her own backyard and you can too. Enter Lanie’s Backyard Photo Contest for a chance to win Lanie’s entire collection.
5 Grand Prize and 20 First Prize winners will be selected at random from all photo contest entries.
Prizes
5 Grand Prize Winners will receive a Lanie Doll [...]

Lanie Holland is the American Girl Doll, Girl of the Year for 2010.
Lanie is a smart young girl who’s favorite subject in school is science, and she loves to explore.
Lanie is energetic, and with her lop-eared bunny Lulu, discover’s that adventure is everywhere around her, starting in her own backyard.
Lanie loves nature and exploring the [...]

Goodbye Kirsten Larson.
Despite several ‘Save Kirsten’ campaigns, American Girl has gone ahead and retired the second of its original historical dolls, Kirsten. With Samantha being retired last year, this leaves only Molly as the only historical doll originally introduced by the Pleasant Company (which later became American Girl).
Although American Girl has stated that they are [...]

Kirsten Larson, one of the original historical dolls introduced by American Girl, will soon be retired.
Kirsten, and her complete collection will be moving into the American Girl archives. This will allow American Girl to introduce new characters from new eras in American History.
Kirsten Larson, and her family are Swedish immigrants who settle in the Minnesota [...]

Have a summer of fun at the American Girl Place in New York City. You can spend time with your favorite American Girl Dolls including the newest historical doll Rebecca Rubin. Here are some of the great events you can attend this summer.
Rebecca Crafts & Activities

This is a FREE event where all girls ages 8 and [...]

Say hello to Rebecca Rubin, American Girl’s newest historical doll.
Rebecca comes dressed in authentic turn of the century fashion with her red herringbone dress and two-tone black and white boots. Also shown are a few of her favorite accessories, the velveteen hat trimmed with floral ribbon, Russian shawl draped over her shoulders, and Rabbit pin [...]

Photo by Tony Cenicola, NY Times

Rebecca Rubin is the newest doll in the American Girl Doll company’s line of Historical dolls.
Rebecca is a Jewish-Russian immigrant living in Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1914, with her parents, siblings, and her Grandmother, affectionately known as “Bubble”.
Years of research went in to getting all of the details of [...]