"My American Girl dolls were in excellent condition overall ... and we often played school with their accessories." The dolls’ stories made them even more relatable to young Stilphen.

Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a particular time ...

I was in a book club at my school where we read all the Josefina books. I was very into American Girl dolls, and my friends had some of the other ones, too. Yes, Kit was the first doll that I got ...

Did you dream of getting an American Girl doll of your own ... question of if the shift from craft–and learning cursive in school–might be part of the change in fine motor skills in kids ...