American Girl Doll News

The American Girl Wednesday collector doll is now on display at stores nationwide! Here she is:

American Girl just released a new music video coinciding with the new Truly Me meet outfits, "Welcome to the Star Squad".

We're roughly two months away from the launch of Girl of the Year 2026, Raquel Reyes! Here's everything we know about her so far: Raquel will most likely launch in September or October. Her novel releases on November 4, 2025 and is written by Angela Cervantes, who wrote Maritza's novel. Raquel has the Joss mold, dark brown wavy hair, decal brown eyes and medium skin. Raquel is some sort of relative or has a connection with Samantha Parkington, to commemorate American Girl's 40th anniversary in 2026. Raquel enjoys Pickleball. She comes in a pink checkered dress and a pink bow, and has a gold heart bracelet. She has a purple dress, yellow hat with pink bow, flower bag, and pink shoes as one of her outfits. She has a pink Piney Point pickleball outfit - both a reference to Samantha's stories and showcasing her hobby. She has a pink floral outfit, pink sunglasses, a teal water bottle, and teal pajamas. Who's excited?

The American Girl Chicago store is having a Wicked-themed teatime on November 22... this probably means the rumors of Elphaba and Glinda dolls are true! We'll have to see in November when the movie comes out, but I can't wait to see them.

Courtney Moore is the Doll of the Month for July 2025! Courtney is the best gamer at the arcade. But she can’t understand why there aren’t more girl characters in the games she plays. When a school project allows her to create her own video game, the hero is a girl who knows how to handle any situation—something Courtney struggles with in real life. Whether it’s learning to share a room with her stepsister or supporting her mom when she announces she’s running for mayor, Courtney’s blended family has to learn to work together differently. It’s a whole new game for Courtney, and she’s figuring out the rules as she goes.

Today is Evette's birthday! She was born in 2008, making her 17 today.

Hi everyone! I hope you all were able to read Happy Birthday, Kirsten so we can discuss it. If you don't have copies of these books going forward at home, you can check to see if a local library has them, and if no libraries have them, you can make an account at the Library of Congress's Internet Archive and check them out there. Happy Birthday, Kirsten, the fourth book in Kirsten's series, is about When I was rereading this book, several things came to mind about the themes within, and both their historical context and what it means to be a girl in 2025. I don't want these posts to be too long, so I'll list my thoughts, and let you discuss these topics as well in the comments! It is springtime in Minnesota, which means that Kirsten's family has to work the farm and grow food, including the kids. How has work changed for children like Kirsten, and how has it stayed the same? Now, kids are mostly expected to go to school and not work until they are older, unless it's family stuff. While Kirsten is helping her family out with the work, it would still be permitted today, but it couldn't interfere with school hours. Kirsten's mother is expecting a child, and Kirsten worries that because she is so preoccupied with the pregnancy, she won't celebrate her birthday. Why do you think that is? Kirsten does mention that her 9th birthday wasn't celebrated due to her family traveling to America. That must hurt, not being acknowledged on your special day - so I can imagine that's the reason. When her mom is having the baby, Kirsten takes on extra responsibilities to let everyone know the baby is coming. How is she able to take her personal feelings aside and perform a task that shows her coming of age? Kirsten knows that part of maturity and growing up is taking responsibility, helping family out even when her personal wants interfere, and doing good within her family and community. 10 is a big deal - and Kirsten marks it in a big way. Kirsten is unable to go to school because of her work when her mom has the baby. These days, is education or work more of a priority? In 2025, there would be no way a parent would keep their kid home from school so they can do more work. Obviously, staying home when the mother has the baby makes sense, but outside of that, Kirsten probably would have gone to school as normal if she lived in 2025. Next week, we will be reading Kirsten Saves The Day!

My sister went back to the American Girl store and Nashville and took photos of the new Long Hair Looks dolls! Here they are:

The new American Girl x Clueless limited edition outfits are now available for all customers!

The American Girl Clueless outfits are now on presale for AG Rewards members! They will be on sale for all customers tomorrow.

Hi everyone! I hope you all were able to read Kirsten's Surprise so we can discuss it. If you don't have copies of these books going forward at home, you can check to see if a local library has them, and if no libraries have them, you can make an account at the Library of Congress's Internet Archive and check them out there. Kirsten's Surprise, the third book in Kirsten's series, is about how St Lucia Day, Kirsten's favorite holiday and the start of Christmas, is coming - but she doesn't have the things she needs to bring the holiday to America. The night before the holiday, she goes on an adventure with her dad to get the items, but a snowstorm means she will have to trust her instincts to get home. When I was rereading this book, several things came to mind about the themes within, and both their historical context and what it means to be a girl in 2025. I don't want these posts to be too long, so I'll list my thoughts, and let you discuss these topics as well in the comments! Kirsten begins the story thinking about how she wants her things that are across the country, especially her doll Sari. What do you think these things represent for Kirsten? I think they represent her home - everything she loves - everything that makes her smile. They remind her of Sweden, and it must be so hard for Kirsten to adjust to a new country without her comfort items. Kirsten's cousins don't remember much about St. Lucia Day, despite the fact that they are Swedish and are from Sweden. Why do you think that is? First, Kirsten's cousins don't remember much of Sweden, so they wouldn't remember celebrating St. Lucia Day over there. But from what I know about them from the last book, I feel like because they mostly have known America, they haven't gotten many chances to experience their Swedish culture. At this point in Kirsten's series, her English is improving. How do you think Kirsten is holding up learning a new language, while keeping her culture close to her? I think the memories of her old home and what she used to love are keeping her culture close to her, while learning the language, exploring Minnesota, meeting new people, and becoming closer with her cousins is helping Kirsten both adapt to America while not entirely forgetting about Sweden. Kirsten is able to be brave and use the knowledge of her new home she got from exploring with Singing Bird to navigate the horse and her trunk back home. This is a contrast from how she acted just two books ago - what do you think has changed? She's had to learn how to be brave. Kirsten has experienced loss - first, the loss of Marta, and then, having to be separated from Singing Bird. She's experienced a whole new country, learned a whole new language, and has grown a lot from that. That, plus her determination to show her family something she loves, is probably what got her to do it! Next week, we will be reading Happy Birthday, Kirsten!

American Girl just released 2 collector outfits inspired by the movie Clueless - Cher's "As If" Outfit and Dionne's "Whatever" Outfit. Each outfit is $80.