American Girl dolls were the center of my elementary school life. I remember owning two, both the ‘make your own’ dolls. I named them both after Francis Hogden Burnett’s characters: Emily, after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few weeks ago, my Instagram algorithm decided I needed to see a post about how American Girl dolls handled their divorces.

Mattel is reissuing the classic designs of 8 characters for American Girl's 40th anniversary. But the real question isn't whether millennials will buy them for nostalgia—it's whether kids will be ...

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a dead fur trapper, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American ...

CHICAGO — American Girl recently announced its 2026 Girl of the Year, Raquel Reyes. For longtime fans of the brand, the reveal of this year’s doll may be of particular importance — because Reyes is ...

American Girl chose a Maryland town for its entrepreneurial doll to call home in 2025, and consulted locals to get her story right. Summer McKinny, a kid founder of a dog walking and treats business ...

After all, American Girl was never just a toy. It was a first best friend for many, an impactful history lesson that actually stuck, or a mirror that made girlhood feel major. When educator and ...