American Girl Doll News

For American Girl’s 40th anniversary, a new book is releasing on May 12, 2026 - The Making of American Girl. Explore the early days of the iconic American Girl brand, from developing key characters to opening the first store! Go behind-the-scenes of the creation of one of America's most iconic brands, American Girl. From founder Pleasant Rowland's original business plan scribbled on a yellow legal pad to the culmination of her dream to add a store and a magazine, readers will

Want to get some accessories for your Corinne or Gwynn doll or some sneakers for your doll? American Girl is having a steep clearance sale for Corinne's Accessories (just $7!), Gwynn's Accessories (just $8!), Corinne's second book (just $3!), and knit sneakers ($6!) You can visit American Girl's website for this - your last chance to buy things from Corinne's collection!

American Girl is having a holiday sale - if you shop online, you get 25% off your purchase! There is no purchase requirement, and the maximum discount is $70. However, there are a ton of exclusions: "Excludes: items on backorder, American Girl® 18” dolls, American Girl® Disney Collection, Girl of the Year™ 2024 Lila™ Collection, Girl of the Year™ 2025 Summer™ Collection, Girl of the Year™ 2026 Raquel ™ Collection, Create Your Own, American Girl® | Crocs™ Collection, American

Last night, I read Raquel Saves The Wedding - here's the quick plot summary and review! The first seven chapters, the first half of the book, are an expanded version of Raquel's journal, which I covered in detail on my review of her journal. The second half tells the story of Raquel visiting Mount Bedford and staying in Samantha's old mansion. Raquel's cousins Sloan and Liam enter a pickleball contest to raise prize money for dolphin rescue, despite the fact that two other co

Today is Elizabeth's birthday! She was born in 1765, which makes her 260!

Raquel’s book, Raquel Saves the Wedding, is now available at American Girl stores and AmericanGirl.com .

Who should be the Doll of the Month November 2025 - Kailey Hopkins, Marisol Luna or Nicki Fleming?

The holiday season is officially here - and American Girl is having a Win Your Wishlist sweepstakes, where the winner can get up to $500 in American Girl gifts. You enter by making a wishlist on American Girl's site, posting the wishlist online with #AGHolidaySweepstakes25 and tagging @AmericanGirlBrand - and the winner will win their wishlist!

Good Morning America's YouTube just posted about the AG Sisters. Check it out:

American Girl is having a Halloween sale, and select dolls are included! If you spend $100, you get 15% off, if you spend $175, you get 20% off, and if you spend $275, you get 25% off. These dolls are available on sale: Willa Ashlyn Emerson WellieWishers Fairy Tale Dressup Sets Summer Truly Me 89 Truly Me 90 Makena Truly Me 133 Truly Me 134 Truly Me 135 Peaches and Cream Barbie Collector dolls African American Pink Stardust Holiday doll Cinderella Collector Doll

Here's Raquel's collection! Who should be Doll of the Month November 2025?

Mattel just announced that American Girl is experiencing a positive sales trend. In Quarter 3 of 2025 (July to September), American Girl experienced its fourth consecutive quarter of growth, meaning sales have been rising for the last year. In the face of other dolls like Barbie and Polly Pocket struggling, and the overall Mattel company experiencing a slip in sales - American Girl is experiencing a bright spot.

American Girl has listed 3 new books that are set for release in Summer 2026: My First American Girl Boxed Set - illustrated by Sydney Hanson - will release on May 12, 2026: " A charming collection of five board books introducing American Girl characters Samantha, Kirsten, Addy, Molly, and Josefina This five-book boxed set is the perfect introduction to the worlds of the American Girls. Meet Molly, Samantha, Kirsten, Addy, and Josefina in beautifully illustrated board books.

Today is Caroline's birthday! She was born this day in 1802, making her 223 today.

American Girl just released their holiday commercial for 2025 - check it out!

Mattel has announced that they have gotten the rights to make dolls based on the Netflix animated movie Kpop Demon Hunters, which was an unexpected smash hit this summer. Seeing as American Girl’s target demographic loved this movie, I am curious - does this mean we’ll get Kpop Demon Hunters dolls in the future? I’ve seen some really good customs of the 3 main leads - Rumi, Mira and Zoey - so I’m sure that if American Girl did them, they’d look just as cool. We’ll just have t

Today, it was announced that Mattel is renewing their licensing agreement with Disney Princess and Disney Frozen, which gives Mattel brands like American Girl the right to make dolls based on Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Brave, Cinderella, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Moana, Mulan, Pocahontas, The Princess and the Frog, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tangled and Raya and the Last Dragon,   along with the Disney Princess live action theatrical films. This a

Here's a bit about Raquel, the Doll of the Month for October 2025! Where she lives: Kansas City, Missouri Her hobbies: DJing, pickleball Pet: Dog, Luzita What changes her life: Discovering a diary from her great-great-grandmother, Samantha Parkington What she discovers: Looking to the past can help you create a better future

The overstock American Girl dolls that are being sold at select Ross and Burlington locations are retailing for $79.99.

The name Daisy Davenport has been trademarked by American Girl. Since this is a full name, we can assume this will be a produced doll. Usually, this is the time of the year Girl of the Year names are trademarked - do you think Daisy will be Girl of the Year 2027?