It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin ... that belied her insensate status. She is, after all, just a doll, albeit a soft-bodied, large and quite beautiful ...

Nothing against Barbie, but the McCloskey sisters of Chaska were all about their American Girl dolls. Katie McCloskey realized early on that unlike Barbie, who liked to shop, wear cute clothes, ...

That year, she lost a friend to cholera ... But Kirsten and the other American Girl dolls represent far more than all that, Mary Mahoney, a historian, an author and co-host of the podcast “Dolls of ...

selling items to other American Girl enthusiasts who often get excited to see all the retired items she stocks. The speculation around the Girl of the Year doll each year is a rush that adds value ...

Decorating wands at the craft table is Monica Edwards and her daughter, Mariah Edwards. The Galloway family attended the tea ...

and all manner of advice and craft books. To maintain the company’s popularity and expand interest, in 2001, American Girl began offering a “Girl of the Year” doll and book. These books ...

That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a dead fur trapper, struggled to learn English in school and let a raccoon into her family’s ...

Aurora Fenzl brought a Kirsten doll to a program about American Girl dolls Saturday at the Minnesota History Center. (Greta Kaul/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...