American Girl Doll News

Maritza's last outfit just sold out, marking her collection as officially retired.

Lila's Accessories are now sold out.

American Girl is having another flash sale of Truly Mes in older meet outfits - they're only $100 as opposed to $125! More dolls are available this time around, including Truly Me 102, who is not available in the new meet outfit. These dolls are available: 70 71 73 85 89 90 91 100 101 102 not available in new meet 105 107 108 109 not available in new meet 110 112 113 114 116 117 119 not available in new meet 120 not available in new meet 121 not available in new meet 124 125 not available in new meet 126 127 128 not available in new meet 129 not available in new meet

The 2025 American Girl holiday doll is rumored to be titled the Glimmering Gold doll. There will be a golden sleeveless dress and white gloves, and there will be 2 versions - one with blond hair and blue eyes and an unknown variant doll. They will probably release in September.

Molly is now on limited quantities. I will let you know if she sells out or is retired again!

A big part of the Girl of the Year 2025, Summer McKinny's storyline is that she attends a children's business fair to showcase her dog treat baking and dog walking business, Waggy Pup Tails. But this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for Maryland local Janear Garrus. Garrus, also an educator and founder of private schools, started hosting local children's business fairs in 2017, for children to sell products that they developed on their own. According to Jodi Goldberg, the senior director of content development at American Girl, the fairs inspired the business fair Summer attends! According to technical.ly , "Through research and feedback, American Girl leadership noticed an increased interest in entrepreneurship among kids. Goldberg specifically noted that 47% of girls aged 7 to 12 said they could see themselves becoming entrepreneurs. Many girls also showed interest in baking. That’s what led to Summer’s character. " “Making Summer a business owner gave us a great way to present these two perennial interests — baking and pets — in a fun, new way,” Goldberg wrote in a statement to Technical.ly . “Through entrepreneurship, Summer’s story gives readers lessons in decision making, problem solving, time management, and money matters in an engaging, appealing way.”  What did the children who inspired Summer think of the 2025 Girl of the Year, you may ask? Garrus said this: "For students that entrepreneurship is their thing, they found the book very validating. They were really excited about someone that represented their interest.”

The American Girl Peaches and Cream dolls are now available for the general public!

The Barbie Peaches and Cream American Girl dolls are now available to buy for all AG Rewards members!

Here's Julie's collection, since she is the Doll of the Month for June 2025! Who should be Doll of the Month next month?

Here are the Barbie Peaches and Cream dolls! These exclusive dolls were created to celebrate Mattel's 80th anniversary. They are $275 each and come in 2 skin tones, face molds and hair colors. This is the Classic mold doll with light skin, blond hair and blue eyes. This is the Josefina mold doll with dark skin, brown hair and brown eyes. The dolls are exclusive to the Berry tier today only. I'll let you know when they open up to more tiers and eventually, to the general public! Also, there's a deal with the purchase of these dolls - you get 20% off the Day to Night collector outfit when you buy a Peaches and Cream American Girl!

Hi everyone! I hope you all were able to read Meet Kirsten so we can discuss it. Sorry I was a few days late! 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. Meet Kirsten, the first book in Kirsten's series, follows Kirsten as she travels from Sweden to America. She takes a journey to her new home in Minnesota, becoming closer to her family, and dealing with loss along the way. But she know's she's doing it for a better life... 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 is experiencing a new country for the first time, and can only travel by boat. What do you think is different for immigrants now? There are two things that are different, one positive and one negative. It's positive that most immigrants don't have to travel by boat anymore. But it takes a lot longer to immigrate now due to wait times and restrictions, as well as anti-immigrant stigma. Kirsten travels to America to help her uncle and for a better life. Why do you think so many people want to come to our country? For that exact reason - for a better life. Some people are escaping conflicts, human rights violations, and other things - while other people just want to be here in this country. When Kirsten sees the fancy dresses in America, she tells her mom, "I wish we could wear such pretty dresses." Her mom responds with "We don't need to be ashamed." Why do you think she said that? In a unfamiliar culture, or when people are different overall, it's easy to want to assimilate. After all, people don't want to be seen as "different", or be teased or bullied for it. But Kirsten's mother is proud of her heritage, and doesn't want Kirsten to forget where she came from. On the way to Minnesota, Kirsten's best friend Marta dies because she got sick. How do you think Kirsten deals with her grief? Losing Marta is just one more loss in Kirsten's life. She lost her home country as she moves to America, she lost the language she knows, the culture she knows, and now, has lost her best friend. But she sees it also as the start of a new life. A new country, new friends, and a chance to start over. Next week, we will be reading Kirsten Learns A Lesson!

Today is Summer's birthday! She was born in 2015, making her 10 today.