American Girl Doll News

American Girl has a surprise new release available on their website! First, we have 3 new Truly Me dolls, titled Long Hair Looks. These have extra-long hair for doll play, and cost $175 each. The blond doll is Truly Me 133, the medium-skinned doll is Truly Me 134 and the dark-skinned doll is Truly Me 135. This line also comes with salon accessories! These cost $34. Next, the Little Bitty Babies now have outfits of their own! Each outfit is $20. Finally, two outfits for Truly Me released at $50 each. The first one is titled the Bows and Blooms Outfit and the second one is titled the Pink and Preppy Outfit.

My sister took photos today of the American Girl Barbie Peaches and Cream dolls at the Nashville store! Here they are:

Before you guys ask - no, I didn't go to the American Girl store in NYC. I have not been to an American Girl store in 2 months, since I left my college town for the summer. It's been the longest I've gone without going to AG since the Charlotte store opened, which has been really hard to deal with. Last week, I found out some really big news, and I wanted to celebrate at the Charlotte store, but then I remembered it wasn't open anymore, and I got so upset :( ANYWAYS, my dad's friend went to the American Girl store in NYC, and took some pictures for me to share on here with you all! Thank you, Jen!

My American Girl Peaches and Cream Barbies came yesterday! Here they are:

Hi everyone! I hope you all were able to read Kirsten Learns a Lesson 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 Learns A Lesson, the second book in Kirsten's series, is about how Kirsten starts school in America for the first time. She struggles to learn English at first, but with the help of a new friend, Singing Bird, and embracing her heritage, she is able to take her first steps to learn the language and be welcome in her new community. Note: In 2025, this book was edited to improve the depiction of Indigenous people within the text. As this copy of the book is paywalled with the purchase of a $55 outfit, the discussion questions will be from the original version of the book. The depiction of Indigenous people in the original book may be harmful, but the point of rereading all the old American Girl stories is to learn from them - whether lessons on where we can improve as a country, or lessons on where representation can improve. 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! When Kirsten goes to her new school in America for the first time, she is both belittled for not knowing much English and hears negative stories about Native Americans. How do you think this correlates, and why do you think Kirsten's cousins play into this as well? Despite being a nation of immigrants, made up of a lot of immigrants, it is instilled in the students in the Minnesota school that they must speak English, and they must act a certain way, or else they'll be seen as "othered", like the Native Americans are. Kirsten's cousins play into this too - they believe that since they know English and they've lived in America for a while, they've assimilated, which both makes Kirsten feel a little uncomfortable and perpetuates the racial stereotypes Kirsten hears about the local Indigenous community. When Kirsten meets Singing Bird after school, she feels a sense of connection with her. Why do you think that is, and how does this dispel what she was told in school about people like Singing Bird? Kirsten sees herself in Singing Bird, just like Singing Bird sees herself in Kirsten. They are both seen as different, and that connects them, as they bond through both nonverbal expression, gifts, experiencing each other's cultures, and even teaching each other English. This helps dispel the stereotypes Kirsten originally hears, and it also gives Kirsten strength to be proud of her Swedish culture. Kirsten is heartbroken to find out that her teacher, Miss Winston, is moving into her house, despite the fact that she's hard on her. Why would you think Kirsten would feel hurt about this, and how does her experiences with Miss Winston at the house inform how she's able to learn? At first, Kirsten thinks Miss Winston is cold, and that depiction is true - Miss Winston doesn't understand Kirsten and how she struggles to speak English. But when Miss Winston hears about Kirsten's experiences coming to America, this inspires her to teach Kirsten in a way that is informed by her journey, not stripping it away from her. At the end of the book, Singing Bird and her family have to leave town because there's no food for them. How do you think this affects both girls, and how was the mark that Singing Bird left on Kirsten different than the mark that Marta left on Kirsten? Obviously, this upsets both girls, as they want to not be separated. But Kirsten learned two different things from her experiences with Marta and Singing Bird. Losing Marta taught Kirsten a bit about letting go of her old life, but her brief, yet joyful experience with Singing Bird taught her to hold on to what makes her special - her culture, her values - while embracing her new home. Next week, we will be reading Kirsten's Surprise!

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!